The 2012 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship (British Columbia's men's provincial curling championship) was held from February 8 to 12 at the Parksville Curling Club in Parksville, British Columbia. The winning team of Jim Cotter, represented British Columbia at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1][2]
For the 2011–12 season, the British Columbia Curling Association made changes to the men's championship format. The tournament will be held in a triple knockout format with sixteen teams, and the qualifiers will play in a four team page playoff. This will allow an additional six teams to compete, compared to the ten team round-robin system used in the 2010–11 season. Teams will qualify for the championship through the following berth allocations:[1]
- Defending Champion
- Top C.T.R.S Men's Team as of December 1, 2011
- 4 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #1
- 4 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #2
- 3 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #3
- 3 Qualifications from Open Event Qualification #4
Teams
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Club(s) |
| Chris Baier | Mike Johnson | Jay Wakefield | John Cullen | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Tom Buchy | Ken McHargue | Dave Toffolo | Darren Will | Kimberley Curling Club, Kimberley |
| Jim Cotter | Kevin Folk | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Neil Dangerfield | Denis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Wylie Eden | Sean Matheson | Kurt Roberts | Tyler Jaeger | Penticton Curling Club, Penticton |
| Jody Epp | Blair Cusack | James York | Brad Kocurek | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Sean Geall | Ken Maskiewich | Bill Fisher | Mark Olson | Delta Thistle Curling Club, Delta |
| Darren Heath | Dave Belway | Darin Laface | Darryl Houston | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon |
| Ken McArdle | Doug Wilcock | Jared Bowles | Kyle Jackson | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Jay Peachey | Ron Leech | Bryan Kedziora | Dwayne Uyede | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Brent Pierce | Jeff Richard | Kevin Recksiedler | Grant Dezura | Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster |
| Tom Shypitka | Josh Firman | Steve Tersmette | Greg Terrill | Creston Curling Club, Creston |
| Jay Tuson | Ken Tucker | Glen Jackson | Colin Mantic | Victoria Curling Club, Victoria |
| Ron Vanderstar | Wade Eberle | Lyle Hensrud | Len Vanderstar | Smithers Curling Club, Smithers |
| Steve Waatainen | Kevin Weinreich | Sean Krepps | Keith Clarke | Nanaimo Curling Club, Nanaimo |
| Brian Windsor | Brad Thompson | Mike Smith | Adam Windsor | Kamloops Curling Club, Kamloops |
Results
A Event
B Event
| Second Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | To Qualifier B | |
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| | | | Jim Cotter | 9 | | | |
| Jim Cotter | 6 | | | Steve Waatainen | 4 | |
| Ron Vanderstar | 4 | | | | | | Jim Cotter | 6 | |
| | | | | | Ken McArdle | 4 | |
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| | | | | Jim Cotter | 8 | |
| | | | | | | Chris Baier | 7 | |
| | | | Darren Heath | 10 | | | | |
| Neil Dangerfield | 3 | | | Tom Buchy | 9 | |
| Darren Heath | 8 | | | | | | Darren Heath | 2 | |
| | | | | | Chris Baier | 8 | |
| Second Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | To Qualifier B | |
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| | | | Tom Shypitka | 6 | | | |
| Tom Shypitka | 7 | | | Jay Peachey | 10 | |
| Brian Windsor | 6 | | | | | | Jay Peachey | 6 | |
| | | | | | Jody Epp | 3 | |
| | | | Jody Epp | 9 | | | | |
| Jody Epp | 7 | | | Sean Geall | 3 | |
| Wylie Eden | 2 | | | | Jay Tuson | 5 | |
| | | | | | | Jay Peachey | 6 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Qualifier B |
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| | | | | | | | Jim Cotter | 7 |
| | | | | | | Jay Peachey | 2 |
C Event
| Third Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier C1 | |
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| | | | Brian Windsor | 6 | | | |
| Ron Vanderstar | 2 | | | Darren Heath | 3 | |
| Brian Windsor | 9 | | | | | | Brian Windsor | 7 | |
| | | | | | Jay Tuson | 8 | |
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| | | | | Jay Tuson | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Chris Baier | 9 | |
| | | | Tom Buchy | 7 | | | | |
| Steve Waatainen | 6 | | | Jody Epp | 8 | |
| Tom Buchy | 8 | | | | | | Jody Epp | 8 | |
| | | | | | Chris Baier | 10 | |
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
February 11, 11:00 AM PT
3 vs. 4
February 11, 11:00 AM PT
Semifinal
February 11, 7:30 PM PT
Final
February 12, 5:00 PM PT
| 2012 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship |
Jim Cotter
3rd British Columbia Provincial Championship title |
References
