Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) lost
6-5 to
Bruce Mouat (STIRLING, SCO) in the Final of the Co-op Canadian Open, held January 16 - 21, 2024 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
5-3 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2024 Co-op Canadian Open in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-3 over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Co-op Canadian Open in Red Deer, Alberta;
Bottcher finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) 7-6, then won
7-3 against
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI). Bottcher went on to lose
5-4 against
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO). Bottcher responded with a
5-4 win over
Magnus Ramsfjell (Trondheim, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Co-op Canadian Open, Bottcher take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN prize. Bottcher gained 29.5 points improving upon their best 7 events, though dropped 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 3rdplace overall with
416.750 total points. Bottcher ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
326.250 points earned so far this season.
