Curling competition at Spruce Grove, Alberta
| 2018 Boston Pizza Cup | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Spruce Grove, Alberta |
| Arena | Grant Fuhr Arena |
| Dates | 31 January - 4 February |
| Winner | Brendan Bottcher |
| Curling club | Saville Sports Centre |
| Skip | Brendan Bottcher |
| Third | Darren Moulding |
| Second | Bradley Thiessen |
| Lead | Karrick Martin |
| Finalist | Karsten Sturmay |
| « 2017 2019 » | |
The 2018 Boston Pizza Cup was held 31 January to 4 February at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The winning Brendan Bottcher rink represented Alberta at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.
Qualification Method
Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows:
| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team |
|---|---|---|
| Defending Champions | 1 | Brendan Bottcher |
| Highest-ranked team on CTRS | 1 | Aaron Sluchinski |
| ACF bonspiel points | 2 | Karsten Sturmay Ted Appelman |
| Peace Qualifier | 2 | Scott Webb Daylan Vavrek |
| Northern Qualifier | 3 | Thomas Usselman Mike Hutchings Charley Thomas |
| Southern Qualifier | 3 | Scott Garnett Kevin Park Jeremy Harty |
- Because he had competed as Team Canada in the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Kevin Koe would also have been eligible for direct entry to the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup as a past provincial/national champion. Had Koe entered, only one team would have qualified via ACF bonspiel points. However, Koe's team withdrew from the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup after qualifying to represent Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Teams
The teams are as follows:
Knockout Draw Brackets
The draw is listed as follows:
A Event
| First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bottcher | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garnett | 4 | Vavrek | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vavrek | 8 | Bottcher | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Usselman | 2 | Sturmay | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sturmay | 4 | Slushinski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sturmay | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bottcher | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appelman | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harty | 11 | Harty | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hutchings | 10 | Appelman | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Park | 8 | Thomas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Webb | 5 | Thomas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Park | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
B Event
| Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garnett | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sluchinski | 6 | Appelman | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garnett | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appelman | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harty | 9 | Sturmay | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Webb | 6 | Sturmay | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harty | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sturmay | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hutchings | 3 | Thomas | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Park | 11 | Vavrek | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Usselman | 6 | Park | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vavrek | 7 | Vavrek | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Event
| Third Knockout | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||||||
| Webb | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Webb | 9 | Vavrek | 7 | |||||||||||
| Sluchninski | 4 | Vavrek | 9 | |||||||||||
| Appelman | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Appelman | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Park | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Third Knockout | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | ||||||||||||
| Hutchings | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Garnett | 9 | Garnett | 8 | |||||||||||
| Harty | 5 | Usselman | 5 | |||||||||||
| Usselman | 8 | Garnett | 5 | |||||||||||
| Thomas | 6 | |||||||||||||
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| A | Brendan Bottcher | 7 | A | Brendan Bottcher | 9 | ||||||||
| B | Karsten Sturmay | 6 | B | Karsten Sturmay | 3 | ||||||||
| B | Karsten Sturmay | 7 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Daylan Vavrek | 5 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Daylan Vavrek | 7 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Charley Thomas | 6 | |||||||||||
A vs. B
February 3, 6:30pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendan Bottcher 
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Karsten Sturmay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
C1 vs. C2
February 3, 6:30pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylan Vavrek
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Charley Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Semifinal
February 4, 11:00am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsten Sturmay
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Daylan Vavrek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Final
February 4, 5:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Bottcher
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Karsten Sturmay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| 2018 Boston Pizza Cup |
|---|
 Brendan Bottcher 2nd Alberta Provincial Championship title |
References
- ^ Jones, Terry (31 January 2018). "Time for the taking is now at Alberta men's curling championships". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- Brazeau, Jonathan (29 January 2018). "8 Ends: Big 3 lead stacked field at Viterra Championship". Sportsnet. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Teams | 2018 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Draws and Scores". 2018 Boston Pizza Cup. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Alberta Boston Pizza Cup - Scores". Curling Zone. Retrieved 2 February 2018.