2024 Ontario Tankard

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2024 Ontario Tankard
2024 Ontario Tankard-Scotties logo.png
Host city Dorchester, Ontario
Arena FlightExec Centre
DatesJanuary 24–28
Winner Team Howard
Curling club Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
Skip Scott Howard
Second David Mathers
Lead Tim March
Alternate Glenn Howard Injury icon 2.svg [lower-alpha 1]
FinalistJayden King
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The 2024 Ontario Tankard , the provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from January 24 to 28 at FlightExec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario. [2] The winning Scott Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2024 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Regina, Saskatchewan. The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship. Both events are held together in non-Winter Olympic years.

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The Municipality of Thames Centre provided $10,000 of seed money to host the event, which is expected to attract 18,000 too 20,000 visitors. [3]

Qualification process

Twelve teams qualified for the 2024 Ontario Tankard. The top four southern Ontario teams on the Canada Team Ranking System as of December 18, 2023 qualified, as well as the next four teams based based on points accumulated in Ontario only events (St. Catharines Golf & CC Cash Spiel, Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, KW Fall Classic, AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, Capital Curling Fall Open, Stu Sells Tankard, Capital Curling Classic, Players Open, Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel, Capital Curling Valley Open, Comco Cash Spiel, Stu Sells Port Elgin Superspiel, Stu Sells Living Waters Collingwood Classic, Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic). The remaining four teams qualify from an open qualifier. [4]

Black pog.svg Teams
Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team(s)
CTRS Overall4Sam Mooibroek
John Epping
Glenn Howard
Pat Ferris
CTRS Ontario only4 Mark Kean
Mike Fournier
Jayden King
Alex Champ
Open Qualifier4Kibo Mulima
Travis Fanset
Christopher Inglis [lower-alpha 2]
Greg Balsdon

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [5]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Greg Balsdon Jordan KeonCurtis SamoyTrevor Talbott Mike Anderson Richmond Hill CC, Richmond Hill
Alex ChampCharlie Richard Austin Snyder Scott ClintonJess Bechard Highland Community CC, London
John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Jason Camm Aaron Squires Leaside CC, East York, Toronto
Travis Fanset Brandon Tippin Chad Allen Mike WalshEdwin Knox Cleaves Tillsonburg CC, Tillsonburg
Pat Ferris Landan Rooney Connor Duhaime Robert Currie Evan Lilly Grimsby CC, Grimsby
Mike Fournier Kevin Flewwelling Sean Harrison Zander Elmes Leaside CC, East York, Toronto
Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March [lower-alpha 3] Glenn Howard Injury icon 2.svg Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
Mark Kean Brady LumleyMatthew GarnerSpencer DunlopJohn Gabel Oakville CC, Oakville
Jayden KingDylan NiepageGavin LydiateDaniel Del Conte London CC, London
Jacob Jones (Fourth)Christopher Inglis (Skip)Nathan LohnesLiam Little Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas, Hamilton
Sam Mooibroek Scott Mitchell Nathan Steele Colin SchnurrWyatt Small Whitby CC, Whitby
Kibo MulimaOwen HenryKyle Stratton Matt Duizer Benjamin Pearce Guelph CC, Guelph

Knockout brackets

Source: [7]

A Event

First Knockout   Qualifier 1
Sam Mooibroek 9
Jayden King 5 Jayden King 3
Travis Fanset 3 Sam Mooibroek 10
Mike Fournier 3
Pat Ferris 4
Christopher Inglis 6 Mike Fournier 7
Mike Fournier 9 Sam Mooibroek 7
Team Howard 11
Team Howard 5
Greg Balsdon 4 Mark Kean 2
Mark Kean 7 Team Howard 6
John Epping 5
John Epping 8
Kibo Mulima 7 Alex Champ 4
Alex Champ 8

B Event

Second Knockout   Qualifier 2
Travis Fanset 7
Pat Ferris 8 Pat Ferris 7
John Epping 10
John Epping 8
Kibo Mulima 6 Mark Kean 3
Mark Kean 7 Mark Kean 9
Mike Fournier 2
John Epping 9
Greg Balsdon 8 Sam Mooibroek 8
Alex Champ 3 Greg Balsdon 5
Christopher Inglis 3 Jayden King 7
Jayden King 9 Jayden King 3
Sam Mooibroek 8

C Event

Third Knockout  Qualifier 3
Jayden King 11
Travis Fanset 7 Kibo Mulima 5
Kibo Mulima 8 Jayden King 10
Mark Kean 9
Greg Balsdon 4
Mark Kean 5
Third Knockout  Qualifier 4
Alex Champ 9
Pat Ferris 11 Pat Ferris 11
Christopher Inglis 4 Mike Fournier 5
Mike Fournier 7 Pat Ferris 9
Sam Mooibroek 6

Knockout results

All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00). [8]

Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Jayden King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010112000X5
Travis Fanset 000000210X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Christopher Inglis20000020206
Mike Fournier Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01121201019
Sheet C12345678910Final
Greg Balsdon Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010100004
Mark Kean 00201002027
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Kibo Mulima Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102010201007
Alex Champ020003010118

Draw 8

Thursday, January 25, 9:30 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Sam Mooibroek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3003021XXX9
Jayden King0110100XXX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Pat Ferris 1000201XXX4
Mike Fournier Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0212020XXX7

Draw 9

Thursday, January 25, 2:30 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
John Epping Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg211010102X8
Alex Champ000102010X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Team Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000300101X5
Mark Kean 000010010X2

Draw 10

Thursday, January 25, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Greg Balsdon Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011002013X8
Alex Champ100100100X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Kibo Mulima20012010006
Mark Kean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02000102027
Sheet C12345678910Final
Travis Fanset 01102010117
Pat Ferris Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10020203008
Sheet D12345678910Final
Christopher Inglis001000200X3
Jayden King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110111013X9

Draw 11

Friday, January 26, 8:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Sam Mooibroek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg602110XXXX10
Mike Fournier 020001XXXX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Howard 01020110016
John Epping Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00102001105
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Travis Fanset Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg012001102007
Kibo Mulima200020020118

Draw 12

Friday, January 26, 12:15 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Mark Kean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0021042XXX9
Mike Fournier 0000200XXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Pat Ferris 02010200207
John Epping Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201020110310
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sam Mooibroek013020010X7
Team Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200201303X11
Sheet E12345678910Final
Greg Balsdon Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20001010105
Jayden King02010102017

Draw 13

Friday, January 26, 4:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Jayden King01010010XX3
Sam Mooibroek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg40100102XX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Christopher Inglis001000201X4
Mike Fournier Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030111010X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
John Epping Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00101103028
Mark Kean 11000010003
Sheet E12345678910Final
Alex Champ Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg320201010X9
Pat Ferris 004010402X11

Draw 15

Saturday, January 27, 9:30 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Greg Balsdon 10000020104
Mark Kean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00001102015
Sheet B12345678910Final
Jayden King Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg4020302XXX11
Kibo Mulima0101030XXX5
Sheet D1234567891011Final
John Epping Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020003003019
Sam Mooibroek002010120208
Sheet E12345678910Final
Pat Ferris Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03300302XX11
Mike Fournier 00013010XX5

Draw 16

Saturday, January 27, 3:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Pat Ferris 13001000139
Sam Mooibroek Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00210201006
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Jayden King0100202004110
Mark Kean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002202012009

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
A Team Howard 7A Team Howard 8
B John Epping 1C1Jayden King7
B John Epping 4
C1Jayden King7
C1Jayden King10
C2 Pat Ferris 5

A vs. B

Saturday, January 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0311110XXX7
John Epping 0000001XXX1

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, January 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Jayden King002003203X10
Pat Ferris Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100010030X5

Semifinal

Sunday, January 28, 10:30 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
John Epping Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100100204
Jayden King10002010037

Final

Sunday, January 28, 3:00 pm

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Team Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100102102018
Jayden King003010010207
2024 Ontario Tankard
Flag of Ontario.svg
Team Howard
4th Ontario Provincial Championship title

Qualification

Open Qualifier

January 5–7, Oakville Curling Club, Oakville [9]

A1 Side   To Tankard
Carter Bryant (Brant) 6
Mike Foster (Penetanguishene) 2 Carter Bryant (Brant) 5
Dayna Deruelle (Harriston) 6
Dayna Deruelle (Harriston) 3
Kibo Mulima (Guelph) 9Kibo Mulima (Guelph) 6
Elias Whittington (Milton) 1 Kibo Mulima (Guelph) 7
Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley) 3
Kibo Mulima (Guelph) 8
Michael McCutcheon (High Park) 6Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place) 3
Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley) 3 Michael McCutcheon (High Park) 5
Ian Dickie (KW Granite) 6
Ian Dickie (KW Granite) 5
Kyle Mogavero (Tam Heather) 1 Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place) 6
Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place) 6Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place) 6
Jordan McNamara (Rideau) 5
A2 Side   To Tankard
John McCutcheon (High Park) 6
Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa) 7Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa) 6
Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill) 2
Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa) 8
Michael Harris (Oakville) 7 Ken McCulloch (Campbellford) 2
Ken McCulloch (Campbellford) 8Ken McCulloch (Campbellford) 7
Fraser Reid (Westmount) 5
Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa) 7
Randy Hansuld (Mississaugua) 2 Travis Fanset (Tillsonburg) 8
Daniel Hocevar (Dixie) 9Daniel Hocevar (Dixie) 2
Rob Ainsley (Royals) 5
Rob Ainsley (Royals) 4
Matthew Dupuis (Cornwall) 6 Travis Fanset (Tillsonburg) 6
Connor Massey (Cataraqui) 8Connor Massey (Cataraqui) 1
Travis Fanset (Tillsonburg) 12
B1 Side    To Tankard
Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley) 8
Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley) 4Rob Ainsley (Royals) 4
Carter Bryant (Brant) 2 Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley) 5
Kyle Mogavero (Tam Heather) 5 Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley) 6
Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley) 7Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley) 8
Mike Foster (Penetanguishene) 5
Ken McCulloch (Campbellford) 5
Mike Foster (Penetanguishene) 10Mike Foster (Penetanguishene) 6
Michael McCutcheon (High Park) 4 Mike Foster (Penetanguishene) 10
Elias Whittington (Milton) 5 Jordan McNamara (Rideau) 6
Jordan McNamara (Rideau) 7Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place) 4
Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley) [lower-alpha 2] 8
B2 Side    To Tankard
Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill) 7
Randy Hansuld (Mississaugua) 2 Ian Dickie (KW Granite) 6
Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill) 9 Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill) 5
Matthew Dupuis (Cornwall) 7Matthew Dupuis (Cornwall) 3
Fraser Reid (Westmount) 1 Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill) 8
Dayna Deruelle (Harriston) 4
Daniel Hocevar (Dixie) 6
John McCutcheon (High Park) 4 Dayna Deruelle (Harriston) 8
Daniel Hocevar (Dixie) 8Daniel Hocevar (Dixie) 9
Michael Harris (Oakville) 4 Connor Massey (Cataraqui) 4
Connor Massey (Cataraqui) 6Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa) 5
Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill) 6

Notes

  1. Team Howard played with three players. [1]
  2. 1 2 In the Open Qualifier, Team Inglis was skipped by Nathan Lohnes, however, in the Ontario Tankard, the skip was Christopher Inglis
  3. Team Howard played with three players. [6]

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