2013 The Dominion Tankard Explained

2013 The Dominion Tankard
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Host City:Barrie, Ontario
Arena:Barrie Molson Centre
Dates:February 4–10
Winner:Glenn Howard
Curling Club:Coldwater & District CC
Skip:Glenn Howard
Third:Wayne Middaugh
Second:Brent Laing
Lead:Craig Savill
Finalist:Joe Frans (Bradford & District CC)
Prev:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 Dominion Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 4 to 10 at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario. The winning team of Glenn Howard represented Ontario at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton, Alberta.

Howard won his 15th provincial championship, and continued his record 8th straight title by defeating Joe Frans in the final.

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s)
Chris Gardner (fourth) Bryan Cochrane (skip)
Brampton Curling Club, Brampton
Donalda Curling Club, Toronto
Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford
Brent Ross (fourth) Jake Higgs (skip) Harriston Curling Club, Harriston
Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater
Royal Canadian Curling Club, Toronto
Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa
Guelph Curling Club, Guelph
Brant Curling Club, Brantford

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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Joe Frans (Bradford) 8 2 69 47 42 27 14 17
Glenn Howard (Coldwater) 7 3 67 38 36 29 14 11
Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph) 7 3 66 56 38 37 13 11
John Epping (Donalda) 7 3 68 48 37 32 10 9
Pat Ferris (Grimsby) 5 5 58 65 39 41 8 9
Darryl Prebble (Royals) 5 5 57 66 39 41 9 13
Bryan Cochrane (City View) 4 6 62 65 39 38 6 13
Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) 4 6 54 67 34 36 10 9
Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant) 4 6 66 64 38 42 10 8
Howard Rajala (Rideau) 2 8 51 70 33 42 15 8
Jake Higgs (Harriston) 2 8 46 78 30 40 5 6

Results

Draw 1

February 4, 14:00

Draw 2

February 4, 19:30

Draw 3

February 4, 19:30

Draw 4

February 4, 19:00

Draw 5

February 6, 09:00

Draw 6

February 6, 14:00

Draw 7

February 6, 19:00

Draw 8

February 7, 14:00

Draw 9

February 7, 19:00

Draw 10

February 8, 14:00

Draw 11

February 8, 19:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 9, 2:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 9, 7:00 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, February 10, 9:30 am

Final

Sunday, February 10, 2:30 pm

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones run from November 30-December 2, and December 7–11, 2012. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the Glenn Howard rink from the Coldwater and District Curling Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.

Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
Defending champions 1
Region 1 Qualifiers 2 Bryan Cochrane
Howard Rajala
Region 2 Qualifiers 2 John Epping
Darryl Prebble
Region 3 Qualifiers 2 Robert Rumfeldt
Dayna Deruelle
Region 4 Qualifiers 2 Wayne Tuck, Jr.
Pat Ferris
Challenge Round Qualifiers 2 Jake Higgs
Joe Frans

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

December 7–9, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

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Zone 2

December 7–9, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

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Zone 3

December 7–9, at the Arnprior Curling Club, Arnprior

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Zone 4

December 7–9, at the Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston

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Zone 5

December 7–9, at the Fenelon Falls Curling Club, Fenelon Falls

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Zone 6

December 8–11, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa

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Zone 7

December 7–9, at the Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill

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Zone 8

December 8–9, at the St. George's Golf & Country Club, Toronto

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Zone 9

December 7–9, at the Markdale Golf & Curling Club, Markdale

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Zone 10

December 7–9, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford

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Zone 11

December 7–9, at the Chesley Curling Club, Chesley

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Zone 12

November 30-December 2, at the Elora Curling Club, Elora

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Zone 13

December 7–9, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton

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Zone 14

December 7–9, at the Listowel Curling Club, Listowel

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Zone 15

December 7–9, at the Aylmer Curling Club, Aylmer

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Zone 16

December 7–9, at the Forest Curling & Social Club, Forest

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Regional qualification

Region 1

January 5–6, Carleton Place Curling Club, Carleton Place

Region 2

January 5–6, High Park Club, Toronto

Region 3

January 5–6, Elmira & District Curling Club, Elmira

Region 4

January 5–6, Glencoe and District Curling Club, Glencoe

Challenge Round

January 11–14, at the Orangeville Curling Club in Orangeville

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