Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) won
6-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 2 - 5, 2012 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
7-1 over
Wade White (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
5-2 over
Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Bottcher finished 5-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Rob Armitage (Red Deer, AB) 7-3, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK). Bottcher responded with a
5-1 win over
Rick McKague (Edmonton, AB). Bottcher won
7-5 against
Darren Moulding (Red Deer, AB), then won
7-4 against
Sean O'Connor (Calgary, AB) and
7-1 against
Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Red Deer Curling Classic Championship title, Bottcher earned
18.000 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 30th place overall with
52.105 total points. Bottcher ranks 22nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.650 points earned so far this season.
