Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) run at the 2015 Players' Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a
6-5 loss to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). of the 2015 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; Bottcher advanced through the quarterfinals with a
6-4 win over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2015 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Bottcher finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) 11-5, then went on to lose
8-3 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Bottcher responded with a
7-2 win over
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI). Bottcher went on to lose
5-4 against
Gushue. Bottcher responded with a
5-3 win over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
Bottcher earned
25.000 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Players' Championship, remaining in 17th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 19.885 after improving upon their best so far this season. Bottcher ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
122.275 points earned so far this season.
