2018 Ontario Tankard


The 2018 Ontario Tankard, known as the Dairy Farmers of Ontario Tankard for sponsorship reasons is the 2018 provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from January 31 to February 4 at the Canada Summit Centre in Huntsville, Ontario. The winning John Epping team represented Ontario at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The event had a triple knock out format, rather than the traditional round robin event as done in previous years. The number of qualified teams increased from 10 to 12.

Qualification Process

12 teams will qualify from two regional qualifiers, a challenge round, the winner of the Colts competition, plus the top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings. The east and west 'provincial qualifiers' are preceded by four regional qualifiers in which three teams qualify for the provincial qualifiers, plus the teams ranked 3-10 on the CTRS standings.
Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
CTRS leaders2John Epping
Glenn Howard
East Qualifier3Greg Balsdon
Mark Kean
Michael McLean
West Qualifier3Mark Bice
Rob Retchless
Codey Maus
Challenge Round3Richard Krell
Joe Frans
Wayne Tuck Jr.
Colts Champion1Sebastien Robillard

Teams

The team lineups are as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Greg BalsdonDon BowserJonathan BeukScott ChadwickCataraqui Golf & Country Club, Kingston
Mark BiceAaron SquiresTyler MorganSteve BiceSarnia Golf & Curling Club, Sarnia
John EppingMathew CammPatrick JanssenTim MarchLeaside Curling Club, East York, Toronto
Joe FransMike AndersonScott FosterSean HarrisonOakville Curling Club, Oakville
Glenn HowardAdam SpencerDavid MathersScott HowardSt. George's Golf & Curling Club, Etobicoke, Toronto
Mark KeanColin DowBrad KiddScott BrandonWoodstock Curling Club, Woodstock
Richard KrellEvan LillyJonah MondlochRobert CurrieKitchener-Waterloo Granite Curling Club, Waterloo
Codey MausScott McDonaldWesley ForgetJeff GrantHighland Country Club, London
Michael McLeanJason CammKevin LagerquistNathan CrawfordNavan Curling Club, Navan
Rob RetchlessAlex ChampTerry ArnoldScott ClintonRoyal Canadian Curling Club, Toronto
Sebastien RobillardRyan McCradyBowie Abbis-MillsAndrew Denny-PetchOttawa Curling Club, Ottawa
Wayne Tuck Jr.Chad AllenKurt ArmstrongMatt PrettyBrant Curling Club, Brantford

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:

A Event

B Event

C Event

Scores

Draw 1

January 31, 2:30pm

Draw 2

January 31, 7:30pm

Draw 3

February 1, 9:30am

Draw 4

February 1, 2:30pm

Draw 5

February 1, 7:30pm

Draw 6

February 2, 9:30am

Draw 7

February 2, 2:30pm

Draw 8

February 2, 7:30pm

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

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:

Qualifier #1

December 15–17, at the Renfrew Curling Club, Renfrew
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Qualifier #2

December 15-17, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Qualifier #3

December 16–17
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Qualifier #4

Teams entered:
January 12-14 at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Brackets:

West Qualifier

January 12-14, Brant Curling Club, Brantford
Brackets:

Colts Championship

December 6-10 at the Midland Curling Club, Midland
Qualified teams:
;Standings
TeamWL
Robillard61
Van Huyse61
Shepherd52
Dickie43
Fairfull43
Corbin16
Wai16
Young16

Qualifiers in bold. Two teams qualify from each event for the provincial Colts Championship.
Qualifier 1
November 18, Gananoque Curling Club, Gananoque
Teams entered:
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November 18-19, Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Teams entered:
November 18-19, St. Marys Curling Club, St. Marys
Teams entered:
''January 19-21 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay
Triple Knockout Results:
New teams:
Brackets: