Curling competition at Huntsville, Ontario
The 2018 Ontario Tankard , known as the Dairy Farmers of Ontario Tankard for sponsorship reasons was the 2018 provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario , was held from January 31 to February 4 at the Canada Summit Centre in Huntsville, Ontario . The winning John Epping team represented Ontario at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan .
The event had a triple knockout format, rather than the traditional round robin event as done in previous years. The number of qualified teams increased from 10 to 12.
Qualification process
12 teams qualified from two regional qualifiers (three each), a challenge round (three teams), the winner of the Colts competition, plus the top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 10, 2017).[1] The east and west 'provincial qualifiers' were preceded by four regional qualifiers in which three teams qualified for the provincial qualifiers, plus the teams ranked 3-10 on the CTRS standings.
Teams
The team lineups are as follows:
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Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Club(s)
Greg Balsdon
Don Bowser
Jonathan Beuk
Scott Chadwick
Cataraqui Golf & Country Club , Kingston
Mark Bice
Aaron Squires
Tyler Morgan
Steve Bice
Sarnia Golf & Curling Club, Sarnia
John Epping
Mathew Camm
Patrick Janssen
Tim March
Leaside Curling Club , East York, Toronto
Joe Frans
Mike Anderson
Scott Foster
Sean Harrison
Oakville Curling Club, Oakville
Glenn Howard
Adam Spencer
David Mathers
Scott Howard
St. George's Golf & Curling Club , Etobicoke, Toronto
Mark Kean
Colin Dow
Brad Kidd
Scott Brandon
Woodstock Curling Club, Woodstock
Richard Krell
Evan Lilly
Jonah Mondloch
Robert Currie
Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Curling Club , Waterloo
Codey Maus
Scott McDonald
Wesley Forget
Jeff Grant
Highland Country Club, London
Michael McLean
Jason Camm
Kevin Lagerquist
Nathan Crawford
Navan Curling Club, Navan
Rob Retchless
Alex Champ
Terry Arnold
Scott Clinton
Royal Canadian Curling Club , Toronto
Sebastien Robillard
Ryan McCrady
Bowie Abbis-Mills
Andrew Denny-Petch
Ottawa Curling Club , Ottawa
Wayne Tuck Jr.
Chad Allen
Kurt Armstrong
Matt Pretty
Brant Curling Club, Brantford
Knockout draw brackets
The draw is listed as follows:
A event
[2]
B event
C event
Scores
Draw 1
January 31, 2:30pm
Draw 2
January 31, 7:30pm
Draw 3
February 1, 9:30am
Draw 4
February 1, 2:30pm
Draw 5
February 1, 7:30pm
Draw 6
February 2, 9:30am
Draw 7
February 2, 2:30pm
Draw 8
February 2, 7:30pm
Playoffs
A vs. B
February 3, 1:00pm
C1 vs. C2
February 3, 6:30pm
Semifinal
February 4, 9:30am
Final
February 4, 2:30pm
2018 Ontario Tankard
John Epping 1st Ontario Provincial Championship title
Qualification
The following teams have qualified for the east or west provincial qualifiers based on their ranking on the CTRS standings and will not have to play in the regional qualifiers:
(Regional) qualifiers
Qualifier #1
December 15–17, at the Renfrew Curling Club, Renfrew
Teams entered:[3]
Connor Duhaime (Cookstown)
Willie Jeffries (Ottawa)
Mike McLean (Navan)
Spencer Richmond (Huntley)
Joseph Smith (Quinte)
Brackets: [4]
A event
Semifinal
Final
Jeffries
4
Richmond
5
Duhaime
10
Smith
6
Duhaime
6
Smith
5
Smith
10
McLean
8
B event
Semifinal
Final
Jeffries
4
Richmond
8
McLean
6
Richmond
7
Richmond
8
Smith
3
C event
Final
Jeffries
2
McLean
8
Smith
3
McLean
10
Qualifier #2
December 15-17, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:[5]
Rob Ainsley (Royal Canadian)
Roy Arndt (Dixie)
Matt Glandfield (High Park)
Rob Lobel (Thornhill)
Dennis Moretto (Dixie)
Gregory Park (Oshawa)
Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)
Brandon Tippin (Cookstown)
Brackets:[6]
A1 event
Final
Lobel
9
Glandfield
3
Lobel
11
Ainsley
3
Shepherd
6
Shepherd
8
A2 event
Final
Park
4
Tippin
7
Tippin
7
Moretto
3
Arndt
3
Arndt
7
B1 event
Final
Ainsley
11
Glandfield
1
Ainsley
7
Arndt
6
B2 event
Final
Park
3
Moretto
7
Moretto
5
Shepherd
7
C event
Final
Park
2
Arndt
8
Arndt
2
Glandfield
3
Moretto
7
Moretto
10
Qualifier #3
December 16–17
Teams entered:[7]
Mark Bice (Sarnia)
Ryan Brown (North Halton)
Ian Dickie (Mississaugua)
Andrew Fairfull (Listowel)
Pat Ferris (Grimsby)
Joe Frans (Oakville)
Brent Gray (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
Nathan Martin (Oshawa)
Rob Retchless (Royal Canadian)
Brent Ross (Harriston)
Daryl Shane (Listowel)
Damien Villard (Galt)
Brackets: [8]
A1 event
Semifinal
Final
Bice
7
Shane
2
Villard
5
Villard
8
Bice
7
Fairfull
13
Dickie
5
Brown
1
Dickie
6
Fairfull
5
A2 event
Semifinal
Final
Retchless
8
Martin
3
Ferris
4
Retchless
8
Retchless
6
Gray
5
Ross
5
Ross
6
Frans
6
Ross
10
B1 event
Semifinal
Final
Fairfull
7
Shane
6
Fairfull
4
Gray
6
Ferris
6
Ferris
9
Ferris
Dickie
B2 event
Semifinal
Final
Martin
1
Frans
6
Frans
8
Villard
7
Villard
4
Brown
6
Ross
6
Frans
8
C1 event
Semifinal
Final
Fairfull
6
Shane
6
Shane
7
Martin
5
Shane
7
Ross
5
C2 event
Semifinal
Final
Gray
9
Gray
11
Villard
3
Brown
7
Gray
2
Ferris
9
Qualifier #4
Teams entered:[9]
(No event necessary, both teams qualify for provincial qualifiers)
East qualifier
January 12-14 at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Brackets:[10]
C Event
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Qualifier 3
Connor Duhaime
6
John Steski
5
Spencer Richmond
8
Connor Duhaime
6
Spencer Richmond
5
Michael McLean
8
Brandon Tippin
4
Michael McLean
8
Michael McLean
9
Rob Ainsley
5
Michael Shepherd
3
Rob Lobel
6
Rob Lobel
7
Dennis Moretto
3
Michael Shepherd
8
Michael Shepherd
7
Michael Shepherd
9
Dayna Deruelle
4
West qualifier
January 12-14, Brant Curling Club, Brantford
Brackets:[11]
Colts Championship
December 6-10 at the Midland Curling Club, Midland
Qualified teams:[12]
Andrew Fairfull (Listowel)
Chris Van Huyse (Scarboro)
Chris Wai (High Park)
Ian Dickie (Mississaugua)
John Young Jr. (Chatham Granite)
Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)
Sebastien Robillard (Ottawa)
Terry Corbin (Brantford)
Standings
Team
W
L
Robillard
6
1
Van Huyse
6
1
Shepherd
5
2
Dickie
4
3
Fairfull
4
3
Corbin
1
6
Wai
1
6
Young
1
6
Tie-breaker: Robillard 7-2 Van Huyse
Regional qualifiers
Qualifiers in bold . Two teams qualify from each event for the provincial Colts Championship.
Qualifier 1
November 18, Gananoque Curling Club, Gananoque [13]
Teams entered:
Bill Sobering (Cornwall)
Billy Woods (Dalhousie Lake)
Chris Wai (High Park)
Sebastien Robillard (Ottawa)
Qualifier 2
Teams entered:[14]
Andrew Skelton (Guelph)
Chris Van Huyse (Oshawa)
Craig Schinde (Dixie)
Derek Dobson (Richmond Hill)
Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)
Nathan Martin (Oshawa)
Ryan O'Neil (Annandale)
Qualifier 3
November 18-19, Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Teams entered:[15]
Andrew Fairfull (Listowel)
Darryl Hartman (North Halton)
David Ellis (Leaside)
Gregory Park (Oshawa)
Ian Dickie (Oakville)
Scott Jennings (Parry Sound)
Qualifier 4
November 18-19, St. Marys Curling Club, St. Marys
Teams entered: [16]
Bill Buchanan (Welland)
Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite)
Derek Shackleton (St Marys)
John Young Jr. (Chatham Granite)
Jonathan Duguay (Oakville)
Terry Corbin (Brantford)
Challenge round
January 19-21 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay
Triple knockout results:[17]
New teams:
Gary Grant (Lindsay)
Mac Calwell (Navy)
Brackets:[18]
B Side (Bottom half)
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
B Semi-final
Daryl Shane
6
Brandon Tippin
8
Brandon Tippin
8
Mac Calwell
1
Spencer Richmond
9
Spencer Richmond
8
Spencer Richmond
8
Gary Grant
4
Spencer Richmond
1
Joe Frans
7
B Final
Joe Frans
7
Cory Heggestad
6
C Side (Top half)
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
To C Quarterfinal
John Steski
12
Mac Calwell
10
Pat Ferris
7
Pat Ferris
6
Mac Calwell
9
Daryl Shane
3
Gary Grant
8
John Steski
4
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