Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) lost
5-3 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Masters of Curling, held October 27 - November 1, 2015 in Truro, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Cotter won
8-3 over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2015 Masters of Curling in Truro, Nova Scotia; and won
8-1 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 Masters of Curling in Truro, Nova Scotia;
Cotter finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cotter defeated
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) 8-4, then won
5-4 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) and
4-3 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Cotter went on to lose
6-3 against
Jacobs in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Masters of Curling, Cotter take home
65.525 world rankings points along with the $15,500CDN prize, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 11th place overall with
256.878 total points. Cotter ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
162.928 points earned so far this season.
