Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-5 to
Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 14 - 17, 2014 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
6-1 over
Mick Lizmore (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2014 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
5-3 over
Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Bottcher finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Harvey Kelts (Red Deer, AB) 5-3, then won
5-2 against
Kevin Marsh (Saskatoon, SK). Bottcher went on to lose
6-3 against
Dustin Eckstrand (Red Deer, AB). Bottcher responded with a
5-3 win over
Marc Pfister (Bern, SUI). Bottcher won
9-5 against
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC), then won
7-2 against
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Bottcher take home
8.575 world rankings points along with the $7,500CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
65.049 total points. Bottcher ranks 19th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
31.420 points earned so far this season.
