{{infobox curling | Name = 2015 Canadian Direct Insurance <br> BC Men's Curling Championship | Logo = | Size = | Host city = [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]], [[British Columbia]] | Arena = [[Vernon Curling Club]] | Dates = February 3–8 | Winner = '''Jim Cotter''' | Curling club = [[Vernon Curling Club|Vernon CC]], [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]] <br> [[Kelowna Curling Club|Kelowna CC]], [[Kelowna]] | Skip = [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] | Third = [[Ryan Kuhn]] | Second = [[Tyrel Griffith]] | Lead = [[Rick Sawatsky]] | Finalist = [[Dean Joanisse]] | prev = [[2014 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship|2014]] | next = [[2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship|2016]] }} The '''2015 [[Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship]]''' was held from February 3 to 8 at the [[Vernon Curling Club]] in [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]], [[British Columbia]]. The winning [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] team represented British Columbia at the [[2015 Tim Hortons Brier]] in [[Calgary]].
==Qualification process== Sixteen teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows: {| class=wikitable |- ! Qualification method !! Berths !! Qualifying team |- | Defending champion from [[2013 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship|previous year]] || 1 || [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] |- | CTRS points leader (December 1, 2013 – December 1, 2014) || 1 || [[Brent Pierce]] |- | [[Okanagan]] Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–14) || 2 || [[Scott DeCap]] <br> [[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]] |- | [[Vancouver Island|Island]] Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–14) || 3 || [[Neil Dangerfield]] <br> [[Chris Baier]] <br> [[Jason Montgomery]] |- | [[Lower Mainland]] Playdown qualifier (Dec. 12–14) || 4 || [[Sean Geall]] <br> [[Ken McArdle]] <br> [[Stephen Schneider (curler)|Stephen Schneider]] <br> [[Grant Dezura]] |- | [[Kootenays|Kootenay]] Playdown qualifier (Dec. 5–7) || 1 || [[Tom Buchy]] |- | Open Qualification Round (Jan. 9–11) || 4 || [[Dean Joanisse]] <br> [[Daniel Wenzek]] <br> [[Mark Longworth]] <br> [[Wes Craig]] |}
==Teams== The teams are listed as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdimens2015.curlbc.ca/event-info/teams/|title=2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship – Teams|publisher=cdimens2015.curlbc.ca|accessdate=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206030511/http://cdimens2015.curlbc.ca/event-info/teams/|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Skip !! Third !! Second !! Lead !! Alternate !! Locale(s) |- | [[Chris Baier]] || [[Michael Johnson (curler)|Michael Johnson]] || [[Corey Chester]] || [[Sanjay Bowry]] || || [[Victoria Curling Club]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] |- | [[Tom Buchy]] || [[Dave Stephenson (curler)|Dave Stephenson]] || [[Dave Toffolo]] || [[Darren Will]] || || [[Kimberley Curling Club]], [[Kimberley, British Columbia|Kimberley]] |- | [[Wes Craig]] || [[Scott MacDonald (curler)|Scott MacDonald]] || [[Tony Anslow]] || [[Victor Gamble]] || || [[Victoria Curling Club]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] |- | [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] || [[Ryan Kuhn]] || [[Tyrel Griffith]] || [[Rick Sawatsky]] || || [[Vernon Curling Club]], [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]] <br> [[Kelowna Curling Club]], [[Kelowna]] |- | [[Neil Dangerfield]] || [[Denis Sutton]] || [[Darren Boden]] || [[Glen Allen (curler)|Glen Allen]] || || [[Victoria Curling Club]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] |- | [[Scott DeCap]] || [[Ron Douglas (curler)|Ron Douglas]] || [[Pat DeCap]] || [[Grant Olsen]] || || [[Kamloops Curling Club]], [[Kamloops]] |- | [[Grant Dezura]] || [[Kevin MacKenzie (curler)|Kevin MacKenzie]] || [[Kevin Recksiedler]] || [[Jamie Smith (British Columbia curler)|Jamie Smith]] || || [[Golden Ears Curling Club]], [[Maple Ridge, British Columbia|Maple Ridge]] |- | [[Sean Geall]] || [[Andrew Bilesky]] || [[Steve Kopf]] || [[Mark Olson (British Columbia curler)|Mark Olson]] || || [[Royal City Curling Club]], [[New Westminster]] |- | [[Dean Joanisse]] || [[Paul Cseke]] || [[Jay Wakefield]] || [[John Cullen (curler)|John Cullen]] || || [[Royal City Curling Club]], [[New Westminster]] |- | [[Mark Longworth]] || [[Michael Longworth]] || [[Jonathan Gardner]] || [[John Slattery (curler)|John Slattery]] || || [[Vernon Curling Club]], [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]] |- | [[Ken McArdle]] || [[Chase Martyn]] || Cody Johnston || [[Will Sutton (curler)|Will Sutton]] || || [[Royal City Curling Club]], [[New Westminster]] |- | [[Jason Montgomery]] || [[Jody Epp]] || [[Miles Craig]] || [[Will Duggan]] || || [[Duncan Curling Club]], [[North Cowichan]] |- | [[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]] || [[Russ Koffski]] || [[Jared Jenkins (curler)|Jared Jenkins]] || [[Adam Windsor]] || || [[Kamloops Curling Club]], [[Kamloops]] |- | [[Brent Pierce]] || [[Jeff Richard]] || [[Tyler Orme]] || [[David Harper (curler)|David Harper]] || || [[Kelowna Curling Club]], [[Kelowna]] |- | [[Stephen Schneider (curler)|Stephen Schneider]] || [[Jeff Guignard]] || [[Shawn Eklund]] || [[Brant Amos]] || [[Jamie Sexton]] || [[Vancouver Curling Club]], [[Vancouver]] |- | [[Daniel Wenzek]] || [[Nicholas Meister]] || [[Calvin Heels]] || [[Byron Heels]] || || [[Royal City Curling Club]], [[New Westminster]] <br> [[Langley Curling Club]], [[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley]] |}
==Knockout Draw Brackets== The draw is listed as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdimens2015.curlbc.ca/draw/|title=2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship – Draw|publisher=cdimens2015.curlbc.ca|accessdate=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206030047/http://cdimens2015.curlbc.ca/draw/|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
===A Event=== {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= First Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= A Qualifier | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team01= '''[[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]]''' | RD1-score01= '''8''' | RD1-team02= [[Daniel Wenzek]] | RD1-score02= 5 | RD1-team03= '''[[Ken McArdle]]''' | RD1-score03= '''7''' | RD1-team04= [[Chris Baier]] | RD1-score04= 1 | RD1-team05= '''[[Grant Dezura]]''' | RD1-score05= '''4''' | RD1-team06= [[Stephen Schneider (curler)|Stephen Schneider]] | RD1-score06= 3 | RD1-team07= '''[[Dean Joanisse]]''' | RD1-score07= '''7''' | RD1-team08= [[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]] | RD1-score08= 4 | RD1-team09= '''[[Brent Pierce]]''' | RD1-score09= '''7''' | RD1-team10= [[Mark Longworth]] | RD1-score10= 4 | RD1-team11= [[Jason Montgomery]] | RD1-score11= 7 | RD1-team12= '''[[Tom Buchy]]''' | RD1-score12= '''8''' | RD1-team13= '''[[Sean Geall]]''' | RD1-score13= '''10''' | RD1-team14= [[Wes Craig]] | RD1-score14= 2 | RD1-team15= [[Neil Dangerfield]] | RD1-score15= 5 | RD1-team16= '''[[Scott DeCap]]''' | RD1-score16= '''6'''
| RD2-team01= '''[[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]]''' | RD2-score01= '''5''' | RD2-team02= [[Ken McArdle]] | RD2-score02= 4 | RD2-team03= [[Grant Dezura]] | RD2-score03= 7 | RD2-team04= '''[[Dean Joanisse]]''' | RD2-score04= '''11''' | RD2-team05= [[Brent Pierce]] | RD2-score05= 6 | RD2-team06= '''[[Tom Buchy]]''' | RD2-score06= '''8''' | RD2-team07= '''[[Sean Geall]]''' | RD2-score07= '''8''' | RD2-team08= [[Scott DeCap]] | RD2-score08= 1
| RD3-team01= '''[[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]]''' | RD3-score01= '''10''' | RD3-team02= [[Dean Joanisse]] | RD3-score02= 9 | RD3-team03= '''[[Tom Buchy]]''' | RD3-score03= '''8''' | RD3-team04= [[Sean Geall]] | RD3-score04= 3
| RD4-team01= '''[[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]]''' | RD4-score01= '''5''' | RD4-team02= [[Tom Buchy]] | RD4-score02= 3 }}
===B Event=== {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Second Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= To B Qualifier | RD4b= B Qualifier | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team01= [[Stephen Schneider (curler)|Stephen Schneider]] | RD1-score01= 3 | RD1-team02= '''[[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]]''' | RD1-score02= '''9''' | RD1-team09= [[Jason Montgomery]] | RD1-score09= 4 | RD1-team10= '''[[Neil Dangerfield]]''' | RD1-score10= '''9'''
| RD2-team01= [[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]] | RD2-score01= 0 | RD2-team02= '''[[Brent Pierce]]''' | RD2-score02= '''7''' | RD2-team05= '''[[Neil Dangerfield]]''' | RD2-score05= '''10''' | RD2-team06= [[Ken McArdle]] | RD2-score06= 5
| RD3-team01= [[Brent Pierce]] | RD3-score01= 5 | RD3-team02= '''[[Dean Joanisse]]''' | RD3-score02= '''6''' | RD3-team03= [[Neil Dangerfield]] | RD3-score03= 1 | RD3-team04= '''[[Sean Geall]]''' | RD3-score04= '''8'''
| RD4-team01= '''[[Dean Joanisse]]''' | RD4-score01= '''7''' | RD4-team02= [[Sean Geall]] | RD4-score02= 6
| RD4b-team01= '''[[Dean Joanisse]]''' | RD4b-score01= '''8''' | RD4b-team02= [[Tom Buchy]] | RD4b-score02= 6 }} {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Second Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= To B Qualifier | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team09= '''[[Daniel Wenzek]]''' | RD1-score09= '''8''' | RD1-team10= [[Chris Baier]] | RD1-score10= 6 | RD1-team13= '''[[Mark Longworth]]''' | RD1-score13= '''8''' | RD1-team14= [[Wes Craig]] | RD1-score14= 7
| RD2-team05= '''[[Daniel Wenzek]]''' | RD2-score05= '''13''' | RD2-team06= [[Scott DeCap]] | RD2-score06= 2 | RD2-team07= '''[[Mark Longworth]]''' | RD2-score07= '''9''' | RD2-team08= [[Grant Dezura]] | RD2-score08= 8
| RD3-team03= [[Daniel Wenzek]] | RD3-score03= 5 | RD3-team04= '''[[Mark Longworth]]''' | RD3-score04= '''6'''
| RD4-team01= '''[[Tom Buchy]]''' | RD4-score01= '''8''' | RD4-team02= [[Mark Longworth]] | RD4-score02= 6 }}
===C Event=== {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Third Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= C Qualifier 1 | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team01= [[Stephen Schneider (curler)|Stephen Schneider]] | RD1-score01= 7 | RD1-team02= '''[[Ken McArdle]]''' | RD1-score02= '''8''' | RD1-team09= '''[[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]]''' | RD1-score09= '''7''' | RD1-team10= [[Wes Craig]] | RD1-score10= 5
| RD2-team01= '''[[Ken McArdle]]''' | RD2-score01= '''9''' | RD2-team02= [[Daniel Wenzek]] | RD2-score02= 5 | RD2-team05= '''[[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]]''' | RD2-score05= '''7''' | RD2-team06= [[Neil Dangerfield]] | RD2-score06= 4
| RD3-team01= [[Ken McArdle]] | RD3-score01= 6 | RD3-team02= '''[[Mark Longworth]]''' | RD3-score02= '''8''' | RD3-team03= '''[[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]]''' | RD3-score03= '''7''' | RD3-team04= [[Sean Geall]] | RD3-score04= 6
| RD4-team01='''[[Mark Longworth]]''' | RD4-score01= '''6''' | RD4-team02= [[Darren Nelson (curler)|Darren Nelson]] | RD4-score02= 5 }} {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Third Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= C Qualifier 2 | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team09= '''[[Jason Montgomery]]''' | RD1-score09= '''7''' | RD1-team10= [[Chris Baier]] | RD1-score10= 6
| RD2-team05= '''[[Jason Montgomery]]''' | RD2-score05= '''8''' | RD2-team06= [[Grant Dezura]] | RD2-score06= 6 | RD2-team07= [[Scott DeCap]] | RD2-score07= 3 | RD2-team08= '''[[Brent Pierce]]''' | RD2-score08= '''8'''
| RD3-team03= [[Jason Montgomery]] | RD3-score03= 4 | RD3-team04= '''[[Brent Pierce]]''' | RD3-score04= '''8'''
| RD4-team01= [[Tom Buchy]] | RD4-score01= 3 | RD4-team02= '''[[Brent Pierce]]''' | RD4-score02= '''8''' }}
==Playoffs== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1= '''[[Page playoff system]]''' | RD2= Semifinal | RD3= Final
| RD1-seed1= A | RD1-team1= [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] | RD1-score1= 5 | RD1-seed2= B | RD1-team2= '''[[Dean Joanisse]]''' | RD1-score2='''8''' | RD1-seed3= C1 | RD1-team3= [[Mark Longworth]] | RD1-score3= 6 | RD1-seed4= C2 | RD1-team4= '''[[Brent Pierce]]''' | RD1-score4='''9'''
| RD2-seed1= A | RD2-team1= '''[[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]]''' | RD2-score1= '''7''' | RD2-seed2= C2 | RD2-team2= [[Brent Pierce]] | RD2-score2= 6
| RD3-seed1= B | RD3-team1= [[Dean Joanisse]] | RD3-score1= 6 | RD3-seed2= A | RD3-team2= '''[[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]]''' | RD3-score2= '''7''' }}
===A vs. B=== ''Saturday, February 7, 11:00 am'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] {{X}} |3|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |5 | team2 = [[Dean Joanisse]] |0|2|1|1|0|2|0|1|1|X| |8 }}
===C1 vs. C2=== ''Saturday, February 7, 11:00 am'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Mark Longworth]] |0|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|X| |6 | team2 = [[Brent Pierce]] {{X}} |0|1|2|0|2|2|0|2|0|X| |9 }}
===Semifinal=== ''Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] {{X}} |0|2|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|7 | team2 = [[Brent Pierce]] |1|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|6 }}
===Final=== ''Sunday, February 8, 12:30 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Dean Joanisse]] {{X}} |0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|6 | team2 = [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] |0|0|2|0|2|1|0|0|1|0|1|7 }}
{{winners-other|2015 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship|BC| [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Jim Cotter]] |5th British Columbia Provincial Championship}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://cdimens2015.curlbc.ca/}}
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