2018 Ontario Tankard Last updated July 21, 2025 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:
Skip 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:
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 #1December 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 #2December 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 #3December 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 #4Teams 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
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 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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