Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-4 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 3 - 11, 2018 in Regina, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
6-4 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan;
Bottcher finished 8-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher lost
7-6 to
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS), then responded with a
9-2 win over
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT). Bottcher won
9-8 against
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC), then won
9-2 against
Greg Smith (St. John's, NL) and
7-5 against
Thomas Scoffin (Whitehorse, YK). Bottcher won
10-7 against
Gushue, then won
9-2 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Bottcher went on to lose
8-6 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Bottcher responded with a
8-2 win over
Reid Carruthers (West St. Paul, MB). Bottcher went on to lose
9-7 against
Epping. Bottcher responded with a
9-3 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Tim Hortons Brier, Bottcher take home
57.371 world rankings points. Bottcher move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 39.569 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 13th overall with
428.851 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Bottcher ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
272.902 points earned so far this season.
