Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2011 Manitoba Lotteries Men's Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-2 against
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). of the 2011 Manitoba Lotteries Men's Curling Classic in Brandon;
Bottcher finished 3-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) 5-1, then went on to lose
6-2 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB). Bottcher responded with a
6-2 win over
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB). Bottcher went on to lose
5-3 against
Kelly Skinner (Brandon, MB). Bottcher responded with a
7-5 win over
David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Bottcher earned
2.745 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Manitoba Lotteries Men's Curling Classic, moving up 9 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 87th place overall with
15.310 total points. Bottcher ranks 44th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.545 points earned so far this season.
