2015 Boston Pizza Cup

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2015 Boston Pizza Cup
Host city Wainwright, Alberta
Arena Peace Memorial Multiplex
DatesFebruary 4–8
WinnerKevin Koe
Curling club Glencoe CC, Calgary
Skip Kevin Koe
Third Marc Kennedy
Second Brent Laing
Lead Ben Hebert
Finalist Brendan Bottcher
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The 2015 Boston Pizza Cup was held from February 4 to 8 at the Peace Memorial Multiplex in Wainwright, Alberta. The winning Kevin Koe team represented Alberta at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.

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Qualification process

Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. [1] The qualification process is as follows:

Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team
Defending championN/A 1 John Morris 1
Highest-ranked team on CTRS (April) 1 1 Brendan Bottcher
Highest-ranked team on CTRS (December) not already qualified1 Kevin Koe 1
Alberta Curling Federation bonspiel points2 Mick Lizmore
Aaron Sluchinski
Peace Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 17–19)2 Tom Sallows
Daylan Vavrek
Northern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 15–18)3 James Pahl
Jamie King
Jessi Wilkinson
Southern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 16–19)3 Brock Virtue
Brent Bawel
Matthew Blandford
Notes
  1. ^ The defending champion usually receives the first berth, and in the case that the defending champion declines or is not eligible to receive the berth, the runner-up receives the berth. The defending champion from 2014, Kevin Koe, won the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier and, under the revised format implemented for the 2015 Brier, would have been eligible for automatic entry with his 2014 team in the 2015 Brier as Team Canada, which would have negated any need for him to compete in the Boston Pizza Cup. However, Koe assembled a new team in the off-season, rendering him ineligible for both the national and provincial berths. Had they not been eligible to compete as Team Canada, Koe's former teammates and their new skip John Morris would have received automatic entry into the 2015 Boston Pizza Cup. Meanwhile, the 2014 Albertan runner-up, Kevin Martin, retired in the off-season. Therefore, the first berth went to the highest ranked eligible team as of April.

Teams

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale(s)
Brent Bawel Michael Jantzen Sean Morris Byron Wickerson Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Matthew Blandford Darren Moulding Brent Hamilton Brad Chyz Coaldale Granite Club, Coaldale
Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Brendan Bottcher Tom Appelman Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Jamie King Jeff Erickson Warren Hassall Glen Kennedy St. Albert Curling Club, St. Albert
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary
Mick Lizmore Nathan Connelly Parker Konschuh Carter Lautner Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
James Pahl Ted Appelman Mark Klinck Roland Robinson Strathcona Curling Club, Sherwood Park
Tom Sallows Jordan Steinke Ryan Deis Kendall Warawa Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie
Aaron Sluchinski Justin Sluchinski Dylan Webster Eric Richard Kyle Richard Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Daylan Vavrek Evan Asmussen Jason Ginter Andrew O'Dell Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Brock Virtue Charley Thomas Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary
Jessi Wilkinson Michael Lambert Neal Woloschuk Morgan Van Doesburg Julian Sawiak Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton

Knockout Draw Brackets

A event

First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals A Qualifier
Kevin Koe 9
Jamie King 9 Jamie King 4
Brent Bawel 1 Kevin Koe 7
Aaron Sluchinski 10 James Pahl 5
Jessi Wilkinson 9 Aaron Sluchinski 8
James Pahl 10
Kevin Koe 7
Brock Virtue 2
Brock Virtue 8
Matthew Blandford 8 Matthew Blandford 2
Tom Sallows 3 Brock Virtue 8
Mick Lizmore 4 Brendan Bottcher 7
Daylan Vavrek 6 Daylan Vavrek 5
Brendan Bottcher 6

B event

Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals B Qualifier
Brendan Bottcher 11
Aaron Sluchinski 5 Brent Bawel 1
Brent Bawel 6 Brendan Bottcher 8
Matthew Blandford 9 Matthew Blandford 3
Jessi Wilkinson 6 Matthew Blandford 9
James Pahl 3
Brendan Bottcher 7
Daylan Vavrek 2 Jamie King 3
Tom Sallows 8 Tom Sallows 5
Jamie King 9 Jamie King 6
Mick Lizmore 5 Jamie King 8
Brock Virtue 3

C event

Third Knockout Semifinals C Qualifier 1
Brock Virtue 1
Aaron Sluchinski 8 Aaron Sluchinski 9
Jessi Wilkinson 4 Aaron Sluchinski 7
Matthew Blandford 6
Tom Sallows 5
Matthew Blandford 8
Third Knockout Semifinals C Qualifier 2
Brent Bawel 4
Daylan Vavrek 5 Daylan Vavrek 1
James Pahl 4 Mick Lizmore 7
Mick Lizmore 7 Mick Lizmore 7
Jamie King 5

Knockout results

Draw 1

Wednesday, February 4, 9:30 am

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Tom Sallows Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0101010XXX3
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Aaron Sluchinski 0102002202110
Jessi Wilkinson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102013002009
Sheet C12345678910Final
Jamie King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210222XXXX9
Brent Bawel 001000XXXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
Mick Lizmore 00200101004
Daylan Vavrek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10011010116

Draw 2

Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02030202XX9
Jamie King 00102010XX4
Team12345678910Final
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10202020108
James Pahl 020101020410
Team12345678910Final
Brock Virtue Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21050XXXXX8
Matthew Blandford 00101XXXXX2
Team1234567891011Final
Daylan Vavrek 000020200105
Brendan Bottcher Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg012001010016

Draw 3

Thursday, February 5, 9:00 am

Team12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110104000X7
James Pahl 002020001X5
Team12345678910Final
Brock Virtue Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20011002028
Brendan Bottcher 03100020107

Draw 4

Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Jamie King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10102101129
Mick Lizmore 01030010005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Daylan Vavrek 000101XXXX2
Tom Sallows Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg330020XXXX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Matthew Blandford Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10001050029
Jessi Wilkinson 01020200106
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010201000105
Brent Bawel 001010210016

Draw 5

Thursday, February 5, 6:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2010022XXX7
Brock Virtue 0101000XXX2
Team12345678910Final
Brendan Bottcher Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg412103XXXX11
Brent Bawel 000010XXXX1
Team12345678910Final
Matthew Blandford Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011025XXXX9
James Pahl 000300XXXX3
Team12345678910Final
Tom Sallows 00010102015
Jamie King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01003010106

Draw 6

Friday, February 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101102021X8
Jessi Wilkinson 000030100X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
James Pahl 00110100104
Mick Lizmore 01001022017
Sheet D12345678910Final
Brent Bawel 01001101004
Daylan Vavrek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100010115

Draw 7

Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Jamie King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100221XX8
Brock Virtue 01020000XX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Brendan Bottcher Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030230XXXX8
Matthew Blandford 101001XXXX3

Draw 8

Friday, February 6, 6:30 pm

Team12345678910Final
Brendan Bottcher Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011020201X7
Jamie King 000101010X3
Team12345678910Final
Brock Virtue 0010000XXX1
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1101015XXX9
Team12345678910Final
Tom Sallows Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101020005
Matthew Blandford 02010301018
Team12345678910Final
Daylan Vavrek 000010XXXX1
Mick Lizmore Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg014200XXXX7

Draw 9

Saturday, February 7, 1:00 pm

Team12345678910Final
Aaron Sluchinski 00202002017
Matthew Blandford Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11010100206
Team12345678910Final
Mick Lizmore Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11010300017
Jamie King 00201002005

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
A Kevin Koe 6A Kevin Koe 7
B Brendan Bottcher 4B Brendan Bottcher 4
B Brendan Bottcher 7
C2 Mick Lizmore 4
C1 Aaron Sluchinski 5
C2 Mick Lizmore 7

A vs. B

Saturday, February 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20020100016
Brendan Bottcher 00102001004

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200102000X5
Mick Lizmore 031010011X7

Semifinal

Sunday, February 8, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Brendan Bottcher Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010202020X7
Mick Lizmore 001010101X4

Final

Sunday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210010300X7
Brendan Bottcher 001002001X4
2015 Boston Pizza Cup
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Kevin Koe
4th Alberta Provincial Championship title

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