Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost
4-3 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 2 - 10, 2019 in Brandon, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
5-4 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba;
Bottcher finished 8-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher lost
10-2 to
Jacobs, then responded with a
14-4 win over
John Likely (Charlottetown, PEI). Bottcher won
9-8 against
Mike McEwen (West St. Paul, MB), then won
10-5 against
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL) and
10-3 against
Jon Solberg (Whitehorse, YK). Bottcher won
10-4 against
Martin Crete (Levis, QC), then won
8-2 against
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK). Bottcher went on to lose
7-6 against
Koe. Bottcher responded with a
8-3 win over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). Bottcher won
6-4 against
Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON). Bottcher went on to lose
8-5 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Tim Hortons Brier, Bottcher take home
55.019 world rankings points. Bottcher move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 38.731 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 3rd overall with
372.427 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Bottcher ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
372.427 points earned so far this season.
