2020 BC Men's Curling Championship

The 2020 BC Men's Curling Championship, the provincial men's curling championship for British Columbia, was held from January 28 to February 2, 2020, at the Western Financial Place in Cranbrook.^[1] The winning Jim Cotter rink represented British Columbia at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario and finished with a 2–5 record. The event was held in conjunction with the 2020 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

2020 BC Men's Curling Championship
Host city	Cranbrook, British Columbia
Arena	Western Financial Place
Dates	January 28 – February 2
Winner	Team Cotter
Curling club	Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna Vernon Curling Club, Vernon
Skip	Jim Cotter
Third	Steve Laycock
Second	Andrew Nerpin
Lead	Rick Sawatsky
Finalist	Tyler Tardi
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Jim Cotter won his ninth BC Men's Curling Championship when he defeated former world junior champion Tyler Tardi 10–6 in the final.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club(s)
Jim Cotter	Steve Laycock	Andrew Nerpin	Rick Sawatsky		Kelowna/Vernon
Neil Dangerfield	Denis Sutton	Darren Boden	Glen Allen		Victoria
Rob Dennis	Doug Kilborn	Brad Blackwell	Rick Miller		Royal City/Salmon Arm
Sean Geall	Jared Kolomaya	Sébastien Robillard	Nicholas Meister		Abbotsford/Kamloops/Royal City/Langley
Glen Jackson	Andrew Komlodi	Jason Clarke	Joel Cave		Victoria
Dean Joanisse	Andrew Bilesky	Steve Kopf	Aaron Watson	Steve Petryk	Golden Ears/Royal City
Mark Longworth	Michael Longworth	Rob Nobert	Cam Weir		Vernon
Chris Medford	Steve Tersmette	Mitch Young	Jeff Langin	Josh Kennelly	Cranbrook
Jason Montgomery	Chris Baier	Miles Craig	Will Duggan		Victoria
Brad Thompson (Fourth)	Grant Olsen (Skip)	Trevor Miyahara	Brent Yamada		Kamloops
Jeffrey Richard	Tyler Klymchuk	Corey Cheste	Rhys Gamache		Kelowna
Nando Salviulo	Jamie Ingram	Cody Bartlett	Kevin Maffioli		Castlegar
Tyler Tardi	Sterling Middleton	Jordan Tardi	Alex Horvath		Langley/Victoria
Aaron Thompson	Jack Holmes	Derek Smith	Scott Robertson		Vancouver
Daniel Wenzek	Cameron de Jong	Cody Tanaka	Nicholas Umbach	Jeff Guignard	Royal City, Tunnel Town/Victoria
Brad Wood	Matt Tolley	Nathan Small	John Slattery		Vernon/Penticton

Knockout brackets

The draw is listed as follows:^[3]

A Event

	First knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Jim Cotter		7
	Nando Salviulo		4			Jim Cotter		5
	Neil Dangerfield		8			Neil Dangerfield		4
	Glen Jackson		3								Jim Cotter		10
	Jason Montgomery		9								Jason Montgomery		7
	Rob Dennis		6			Jason Montgomery		9
	Sean Geall		11			Sean Geall		3
	Grant Olsen		2													Jim Cotter		10
	Tyler Tardi		10													Dean Joanisse		3
	Aaron Thompson		1			Tyler Tardi		7
	Dean Joanisse		4			Dean Joanisse		8
	Mark Longworth		3								Dean Joanisse		7
	Jeffrey Richard		9								Jeffrey Richard		3
	Brad Wood		5			Jeffrey Richard		6
	Daniel Wenzek		6			Chris Medford		4
	Chris Medford		7

B Event

	Second knockout					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
											Jeffrey Richard		4
	Nando Salviulo		7								Tyler Tardi		11
	Glen Jackson		4			Nando Salviulo		3
						Tyler Tardi		7
																Tyler Tardi		5
																Jason Montgomery		7
						Chris Medford		8
	Rob Dennis		5			Grant Olsen		6
	Grant Olsen		6								Chris Medford		6
											Jason Montgomery		9
																					Jason Montgomery		3
																					Mark Longworth		8
																Dean Joanisse		5
	Aaron Thompson		1													Mark Longworth		9
	Mark Longworth		9			Mark Longworth		9
						Neil Dangerfield		5
											Mark Longworth		7
	Brad Wood		9								Brad Wood		4
	Daniel Wenzek		2			Brad Wood		8
						Sean Geall		6

C Event

	Third knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
	Glen Jackson		5
	Grant Olsen		4			Glen Jackson		5
						Neil Dangerfield		9
											Neil Dangerfield		5
											Tyler Tardi		12
																Tyler Tardi		8
																Daniel Wenzek		2
											Dean Joanisse		2
											Daniel Wenzek		6
						Jeffrey Richard		3
	Daniel Wenzek		10			Daniel Wenzek		9
	Aaron Thompson		5

	Third knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
	Rob Dennis		8
	Nando Salviulo		2			Rob Dennis		4
						Sean Geall		9
											Sean Geall		6
											Chris Medford		3
						Chris Medford		8
						Brad Wood		5
																Sean Geall		2
																Jason Montgomery		6

Playoffs

Page playoff system

Semifinal

Final

A

Jim Cotter

8

A

Jim Cotter

10

B

Mark Longworth

3

C1

Tyler Tardi

6

B

Mark Longworth

4

C1

Tyler Tardi

9

C1

Tyler Tardi

7

C2

Jason Montgomery

2

A vs. B

Saturday, February 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jim Cotter	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	X	8
Mark Longworth	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	3

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tyler Tardi	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	X	X	7
Jason Montgomery	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	2

Semifinal

Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mark Longworth	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	4
Tyler Tardi	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	X	9

Final

Sunday, February 2, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jim Cotter	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	10
Tyler Tardi	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	6

2020 BC Men's Curling Championship
Jim Cotter 9th British Columbia Provincial Championship title