# 2020 BC Men's Curling Championship

The 2020 BC Men's Curling Championship, the provincial men's curling championship for British Columbia, was held from January 28 to February 2, 2020, at the Western Financial Place in Cranbrook. The winning Jim Cotter rink represented British Columbia at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario and finished with a 2–5 record. The event was held in conjunction with the 2020 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Jim Cotter won his ninth BC Men's Curling Championship when he defeated former world junior champion Tyler Tardi 10–6 in the final.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club(s) |
| Jim Cotter | Steve Laycock | Andrew Nerpin | Rick Sawatsky | | Kelowna/Vernon |
| Neil Dangerfield | Denis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | | Victoria |
| Rob Dennis | Doug Kilborn | Brad Blackwell | Rick Miller | | Royal City/Salmon Arm |
| Sean Geall | Jared Kolomaya | Sébastien Robillard | Nicholas Meister | | Abbotsford/Kamloops/Royal City/Langley |
| Glen Jackson | Andrew Komlodi | Jason Clarke | Joel Cave | | Victoria |
| Dean Joanisse | Andrew Bilesky | Steve Kopf | Aaron Watson | Steve Petryk | Golden Ears/Royal City |
| Mark Longworth | Michael Longworth | Rob Nobert | Cam Weir | | Vernon |
| Chris Medford | Steve Tersmette | Mitch Young | Jeff Langin | Josh Kennelly | Cranbrook |
| Jason Montgomery | Chris Baier | Miles Craig | Will Duggan | | Victoria |
| Brad Thompson (Fourth) | Grant Olsen (Skip) | Trevor Miyahara | Brent Yamada | | Kamloops |
| Jeffrey Richard | Tyler Klymchuk | Corey Cheste | Rhys Gamache | | Kelowna |
| Nando Salviulo | Jamie Ingram | Cody Bartlett | Kevin Maffioli | | Castlegar |
| Tyler Tardi | Sterling Middleton | Jordan Tardi | Alex Horvath | | Langley/Victoria |
| Aaron Thompson | Jack Holmes | Derek Smith | Scott Robertson | | Vancouver |
| Daniel Wenzek | Cameron de Jong | Cody Tanaka | Nicholas Umbach | Jeff Guignard | Royal City, Tunnel Town/Victoria |
| Brad Wood | Matt Tolley | Nathan Small | John Slattery | | Vernon/Penticton |

## Knockout brackets

The draw is listed as follows:

### A Event

| First knockout | First knockout | First knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nando Salviulo | Nando Salviulo | 4 | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 5 | | | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 8 | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 4 | | | | | | |
| Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 3 | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 10 | | | |
| Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 9 | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 7 | | | |
| Rob Dennis | Rob Dennis | 6 | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 9 | | | | | | |
| Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 11 | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 3 | | | | | | |
| Grant Olsen | Grant Olsen | 2 | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | Jim Cotter | 10 |
| Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 10 | | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 3 |
| Aaron Thompson | Aaron Thompson | 1 | Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 7 | | | | | | |
| Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 4 | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 8 | | | | | | |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 3 | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 7 | | | |
| Jeffrey Richard | Jeffrey Richard | 9 | | | | Jeffrey Richard | Jeffrey Richard | 3 | | | |
| Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 5 | Jeffrey Richard | Jeffrey Richard | 6 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 6 | Chris Medford | Chris Medford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Medford | Chris Medford | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### B Event

| Second knockout | Second knockout | Second knockout | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| | | | | | | Jeffrey Richard | Jeffrey Richard | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nando Salviulo | Nando Salviulo | 7 | | | | Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 11 | | | | | | |
| Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 4 | Nando Salviulo | Nando Salviulo | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 7 | | | |
| | | | Chris Medford | Chris Medford | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rob Dennis | Rob Dennis | 5 | Grant Olsen | Grant Olsen | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Grant Olsen | Grant Olsen | 6 | | | | Chris Medford | Chris Medford | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 5 | | | |
| Aaron Thompson | Aaron Thompson | 1 | | | | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 9 | | | |
| Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 9 | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Longworth | Mark Longworth | 7 | | | | | | |
| Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 9 | | | | Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 2 | Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### C Event

| Third knockout | Third knockout | Third knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Grant Olsen | Grant Olsen | 4 | Glen Jackson | Glen Jackson | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Dangerfield | Neil Dangerfield | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 12 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tyler Tardi | Tyler Tardi | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 2 |
| | | | | | | Dean Joanisse | Dean Joanisse | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 6 | | | |
| | | | Jeffrey Richard | Jeffrey Richard | 3 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 10 | Daniel Wenzek | Daniel Wenzek | 9 | | | | | | |
| Aaron Thompson | Aaron Thompson | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Third knockout | Third knockout | Third knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Rob Dennis | Rob Dennis | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nando Salviulo | Nando Salviulo | 2 | Rob Dennis | Rob Dennis | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Medford | Chris Medford | 3 | | | |
| | | | Chris Medford | Chris Medford | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brad Wood | Brad Wood | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sean Geall | Sean Geall | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jason Montgomery | Jason Montgomery | 6 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A | Jim Cotter | 8 | | | | A | Jim Cotter | 10 |
| B | Mark Longworth | 3 | | | | C1 | Tyler Tardi | 6 |
| | | | B | Mark Longworth | 4 | | | |
| | | | C1 | Tyler Tardi | 9 | | | |
| C1 | Tyler Tardi | 7 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Jason Montgomery | 2 | | | | | | |

### A vs. B

Saturday, February 1, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jim Cotter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Mark Longworth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |

### C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 1, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tyler Tardi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 |
| Jason Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |

### Semifinal

Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mark Longworth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Tyler Tardi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |

### Final

Sunday, February 2, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jim Cotter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Tyler Tardi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* 2020 BC Men's Curling Championship
* Jim Cotter 9th British Columbia Provincial Championship title