The 2018 Boston Pizza Cup was held 31 January to 4 February at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The winning Brendan Bottcher rink represented Alberta at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1]

2018 Boston Pizza Cup
Host citySpruce Grove, Alberta
ArenaGrant Fuhr Arena
Dates31 January - 4 February
WinnerBrendan Bottcher
Curling clubSaville Sports Centre
SkipBrendan Bottcher
ThirdDarren Moulding
SecondBradley Thiessen
LeadKarrick Martin
FinalistKarsten Sturmay
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The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.[2]

Qualification Method

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Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows:

Qualification method Berths Qualifying team
Defending Champions 11 Brendan Bottcher[1]
Kevin Koe1
Highest-ranked team on CTRS 1 Aaron Sluchinski
ACF bonspiel points 21 Karsten Sturmay
Ted Appelman
Peace Qualifier 2 Scott Webb
Daylan Vavrek
Northern Qualifier 3 Thomas Usselman
Mike Hutchings
Charley Thomas
Southern Qualifier 3 Scott Garnett
Kevin Park
Jeremy Harty
  1. ^ Because he had competed as Team Canada in the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Kevin Koe would also have been eligible for direct entry to the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup as a past provincial/national champion. Had Koe entered, only one team would have qualified via ACF bonspiel points. However, Koe's team withdrew from the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup after qualifying to represent Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Teams

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The teams are as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale(s)
Ted Appelman Nathan Connolly Shawn Donnelly Adam Enright Spruce Grove Curling Club, Spruce Grove
Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Scott Garnett Tyler Lautner Craig Bourgonje Matthew McDonald Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Jeremy Harty Kyler Kleibrink Joel Berger Gregg Hamilton The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Mike Hutchings Roland Robinson Brian McPherson Travis Cooper Kevin Tym Morinville Curling Club, Morinville
Kevin Park Shane Park Robert Collins Ben Savage Tony Germsheid Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
Aaron Sluchinski Dean Mamer Justin Sluchinski Dylan Webster Cory Nelson Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Karsten Sturmay Tristan Steinke Jason Ginter Brett Winfield Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Charley Thomas Mick Lizmore Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Don Bartlett Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton
Thomas Usselman Aaron Sarafinchan Morgan Van Doesburg Tyler Pfeiffer Colin Davison Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Daylan Vavrek Carter Lautner Rob Maksymetz Evan Asmussen Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Scott Webb Alex Wolfe Stephen Byrne Damien Gnass Peace River Curling Club, Peace River

Knockout Draw Brackets

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The draw is listed as follows:[4][5]

A Event

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First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
Bottcher 9
Garnett 4 Vavrek 3
Vavrek 8 Bottcher 10
Usselman 2 Sturmay 7
Sturmay 4 Slushinski 4
Sturmay 7
Bottcher 7
Thomas 6
Appelman 7
Harty 11 Harty 6
Hutchings 10 Appelman 5
Park 8 Thomas 7
Webb 5 Thomas 7
Park 6

B Event

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Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 2
Garnett 9
Sluchinski 6 Appelman 5
Garnett 3
Appelman 7
Harty 9 Sturmay 8
Webb 6 Sturmay 9
Harty 2
Sturmay 7
Hutchings 3 Thomas 3
Park 11 Vavrek 8
Usselman 6 Park 6
Vavrek 7 Vavrek 4
Thomas 5

C Event

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Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Webb 0
Webb 9 Vavrek 7
Sluchninski 4 Vavrek 9
Appelman 7
Appelman 10
Park 6
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
Hutchings 7
Garnett 9 Garnett 8
Harty 5 Usselman 5
Usselman 8 Garnett 5
Thomas 6

Playoffs

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A vs. B

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February 3, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher   2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
Karsten Sturmay 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6

C1 vs. C2

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February 3, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daylan Vavrek   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Charley Thomas 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 6

Semifinal

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February 4, 11:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Karsten Sturmay   3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 7
Daylan Vavrek 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 5

Final

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February 4, 5:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher   0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 X 9
Karsten Sturmay 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
2018 Boston Pizza Cup
 
Brendan Bottcher
2nd Alberta Provincial Championship title

References

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  1. ^ a b Jones, Terry (31 January 2018). "Time for the taking is now at Alberta men's curling championships". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (29 January 2018). "8 Ends: Big 3 lead stacked field at Viterra Championship". Sportsnet. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Teams | 2018 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Draws and Scores". 2018 Boston Pizza Cup. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Alberta Boston Pizza Cup - Scores". Curling Zone. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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