Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2017 College Clean Restoration Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-3 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). of the 2017 College Clean Restoration Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Bottcher finished 5-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Travis Tokarz (Saskatoon, SK) 8-2, then won
4-2 against
Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) and
7-3 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Bottcher went on to lose
7-4 against
John Morris (Vernon, BC). Bottcher responded with a
5-2 win over
SooHyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR). Bottcher won
5-1 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Bottcher earned
23.047 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the College Clean Restoration Curling Classic, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 21st place overall with
207.24 total points. Bottcher ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
51.291 points earned so far this season.
