Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-1 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON).
Bottcher finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Richard Daneault (Winnipeg, MB) 5-3, then won
7-2 against
Joel Jordison (Regina, SK) and
6-5 against
Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK). Bottcher went on to lose
7-4 against
Jacobs. Bottcher responded with a
6-5 win over
Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB). Bottcher went on to lose
7-5 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Bottcher responded with a
6-4 win over
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
Bottcher earned
15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Point Optical Curling Classic, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
63.255 total points. Bottcher ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
19.305 points earned so far this season.
