Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) won
7-6 over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, held September 11 - 14, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
4-3 over
James Pahl (Sherwood Park, AB) in the semifinals of the 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta; and won
6-4 over
Mick Lizmore (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta;
Bottcher finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Shawn Donnelly (Edmonton, AB) 4-1, then won
5-3 against
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB). Bottcher went on to lose
5-3 against
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB). Bottcher lost
5-2 to
Virtue where Bottcher responded with a
7-0 win over
Donnelly in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out Championship title, Bottcher earned
10.550 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 10 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 22nd place overall with
44.179 total points. Bottcher ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.550 points earned so far this season.
