2024 Boston Pizza Cup

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2024 Boston Pizza Cup
Host city Hinton, Alberta
Arena Bill Thomson Arena
DatesFebruary 7–11
Winner Team Sluchinski
Curling club Airdrie CC, Airdrie
Skip Aaron Sluchinski
Third Jeremy Harty
Second Kerr Drummond
Lead Dylan Webster
CoachMickey Pendergast
Finalist Kevin Koe
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The 2024 Boston Pizza Cup , the provincial men's curling championship for Alberta, was held from February 7 to 11 at the Bill Thomson Arena in Hinton, Alberta. [1] The winning Aaron Sluchinski rink represented Alberta at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan where they finished tied for fifth in Pool B with a 4–4 record.

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Additionaly, the runner-up Kevin Koe rink qualified for the Brier as the highest ranked team in the CTRS standings that didn't win provincials. They finished eighth in Pool B with a 2–6 record.

Qualification process

Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team(s)
WCT Leaders [2] 3 Kevin Koe
Aaron Sluchinski
Karsten Sturmay
Alberta Curling Tour Points [3] 2 Ryan Parent
Johnson Tao
Granite (Edmonton) Qualifier [4] 3 Cole Adams
Ryan Jacques
Jacob Libbus
Grand Prairie Qualifier [5] 2 Daylan Vavrek
Scott Webb
Calgary Last Chance Qualifier [6] 2 Andrew Dunbar
Jared Jenkins

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [7] [8]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachClub(s)
Cole Adams Derek Bowyer Evan Crough Tyson Toews Carolyn McRorie Calgary CC, Calgary
Andrew Dunbar Michael Lambert Morgan Van Doesburg John Richie Warren Dunbar Crestwood CC, Edmonton
Jacob Libbus Nathan Molberg Zach Pawliuk Michael Hendricks Tyler Gritten Ellerslie CC, Edmonton
Ryan Jacques Evan van Amsterdam Andrew Gittis Gabe Dyck Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Jared Jenkins Benjamin Savage Kyle Thompson Mike McIntyre North Hill CC, Calgary
Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Jacques Gauthier Karrick Martin Mike Libbus The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Ryan Parent Tyler Powell James Ballance Ethan Drysdale Kevin Parent Calgary CC, Calgary
Aaron Sluchinski Jeremy Harty Kerr Drummond Dylan Webster Mickey Pendergast Airdrie CC, Airdrie
Karsten Sturmay Kyle Doering Glenn Venance Kurtis Goller J. D. Lind Kitscoty CC, Kitscoty
Johnson Tao Jaedon Neuert Ben Morin Adam Naugler Rob Krepps Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Daylan Vavrek Roland Robinson Carter Lautner Evan Asmussen Sexsmith CC, Sexsmith
Scott Webb Tristan Steinke Chris Kennedy Jordan Steinke Tracy Steinke Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie

Knockout brackets

Source: [7] [9]

A event

First Knockout   Qualifier 1
Kevin Koe 8
Scott Webb 5 Jacob Libbus 3
Jacob Libbus 9 Kevin Koe 12
Daylan Vavrek 2
Ryan Parent 4
Johnson Tao 2 Daylan Vavrek 8
Daylan Vavrek 7 Kevin Koe 5
Karsten Sturmay 1
Aaron Sluchinski 8
Ryan Jacques 6 Andrew Dunbar 1
Andrew Dunbar 7 Aaron Sluchinski 2
Karsten Sturmay 8
Karsten Sturmay 10
Cole Adams 4 Jared Jenkins 4
Jared Jenkins 8

B event

Second Knockout   Qualifier 2
Scott Webb 7
Ryan Parent 6 Scott Webb 2
Aaron Sluchinski 7
Aaron Sluchinski 8
Cole Adams 9 Cole Adams 6
Andrew Dunbar 8 Cole Adams 11
Daylan Vavrek 7
Aaron Sluchinski 7
Ryan Jacques 7 Karsten Sturmay 6
Jared Jenkins 5 Ryan Jacques 13
Johnson Tao 7 Jacob Libbus 7
Jacob Libbus 8 Ryan Jacques 3
Karsten Sturmay 7

C event

Third Knockout  Qualifier 3
Ryan Jacques 6
Ryan Parent 10 Ryan Parent 7
Andrew Dunbar 5 Ryan Parent 9
Cole Adams 10
Jacob Libbus 5
Cole Adams 6
Third Knockout  Qualifier 4
Jared Jenkins 6
Scott Webb 8 Scott Webb 6
Johnson Tao 5 Daylan Vavrek 8
Daylan Vavrek 7 Daylan Vavrek 2
Karsten Sturmay 8

Knockout results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00). [7] [10]

Draw 1

Wednesday, February 7, 1:00 pm

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Sheet B12345678910Final
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Sheet C12345678910Final
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Jacob Libbus00030011139
Sheet D12345678910Final
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Jared Jenkins Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000013013X8

Draw 2

Wednesday, February 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Ryan Parent Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020100104
Daylan Vavrek01001011048
Sheet B12345678910Final
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Jacob Libbus001010010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
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Jared Jenkins010001020X4
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Draw 3

Thursday, February 8, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Karsten Sturmay 21101003XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Kevin Koe 41034XXXXX12
Daylan Vavrek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00200XXXXX2

Draw 4

Thursday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scott Webb00210013007
Ryan Parent Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10002000216
Sheet B12345678910Final
Andrew Dunbar00203002108
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Sheet C12345678910Final
Ryan Jacques 102202000X7
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Sheet D1234567891011Final
Johnson Tao030010200107
Jacob Libbus Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101102011018

Draw 5

Thursday, February 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scott Webb00001010XX2
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010103XX7
Sheet B12345678910Final
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Daylan Vavrek010202020X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
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Karsten Sturmay 000001000X1
Sheet D12345678910Final
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Jacob Libbus00204010XX7

Draw 6

Friday, February 9, 8:30 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Andrew Dunbar Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001020200X5
Ryan Parent000303022X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Daylan Vavrek01200011027
Johnson Tao Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20002000105
Sheet D12345678910Final
Jared Jenkins Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03000102006
Scott Webb20030010028

Draw 7

Friday, February 9, 1:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Ryan Jacques 001001010X3
Karsten Sturmay Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010302X7
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Cole Adams001010102106
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020201010028

Draw 8

Friday, February 9, 5:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Jacob Libbus Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20000110105
Cole Adams00110002026
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Scott Webb002010020106
Daylan Vavrek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020001003028
Sheet C12345678910Final
Aaron Sluchinski 00020012027
Karsten Sturmay Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01100100306
Sheet D12345678910Final
Ryan Parent10002102017
Ryan Jacques Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010020206

Draw 9

Saturday, February 10, 1:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Ryan Parent Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20300100309
Cole Adams040210110110
Sheet D12345678910Final
Daylan Vavrek000001010X2
Karsten Sturmay Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003020003X8

Playoffs

Source: [7] [11]

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
A Kevin Koe 2B Aaron Sluchinski 6
B Aaron Sluchinski 6A Kevin Koe 3
A Kevin Koe 7
C2 Karsten Sturmay 6
C1Cole Adams2
C2 Karsten Sturmay 7

A vs. B

Saturday, February 10, 6:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20000000002
Aaron Sluchinski 00010003026

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 10, 6:30 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Cole Adams01001000XX2
Karsten Sturmay Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20020021XX7

Semifinal

Sunday, February 11, 10:00 am

Sheet D12345678910Final
Kevin Koe Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010102027
Karsten Sturmay 01200020106

Final

Saturday, February 11, 3:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Aaron Sluchinski Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100110016
Kevin Koe 00010000203
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Aaron Sluchinski
1st Alberta Provincial Championship title

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