Bottcher4-4 at 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Brendan
Bottcher

Third
Darren
Moulding

Second
Bradley
Thiessen

Lead
Karrick
Martin

Games:	8
Record:	4W - 4L
PF/G:	6.63
PA/G:	6.38
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.11
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.19

Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) finished 4-4 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) 8-6, then went on to lose 6-5 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Bottcher lost 7-6 to Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Bottcher lost 10-6 to John Morris (Vernon, BC) where Bottcher responded with a 9-3 win over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON). Bottcher won 7-6 against John Epping (Toronto, ON). Bottcher went on to lose 6-4 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Bottcher responded with a 8-7 win over Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

Bottcher earned 17.802 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 2 spots the World Ranking Standings into 14th place overall with 333.993 total points. Bottcher ranks 12th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 178.044 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

USA's Smith, Farbelow ready to take the ice at World Senionr Curling Championships

[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, April 23, 2026] -- THE ACE & Company World Senior Men's & Women's Curling Championships, open to curlers 50 years of age and older, gets underway today in Geneva, Switzerland, with the United States represented by two teams with extensive experience in the event.