Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost
7-6 to
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 16 - 19, 2018 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
8-2 over
Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2018 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
4-2 over
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Bottcher finished 4-0 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Hartung 8-3, then won
9-1 against
Adam Norget (Edmonton, AB) and
6-4 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB). Bottcher won
6-4 against
Brock Virtue (Kerrobert, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Bottcher take home
29.893 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize, remaining in 7th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 1.583 after improving upon their best so far this season. Bottcher ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
202.363 points earned so far this season.
