2015 Ontario Tankard


The 2015 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 2 to 8 at the Dorchester Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario. The winning Mark Kean rink represented Ontario at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary, Alberta.

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Results

Draw 1

''Monday, February 2, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Monday, February 2, 7:30pm''

Draw 3

''Tuesday, February 3, 2:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Tuesday February 3, 7:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, February 4, 9:00 am''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, February 4, 2:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Friday, February 6, 7:00 pm''

Tiebreakers

''Saturday, February 7, 9:00 am''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 8, 8:30 am''

Final

''Sunday, February 8, 12:30 pm''

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones will run from December 6–21, 2014 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 3–11. 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 Greg Balsdon rink from the Glendale Golf and Country Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.
Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team
Defending champions1Greg Balsdon
Region 1 Qualifiers2Ian MacAulay
Colin Dow
Region 2 Qualifiers2Mark Kean
John Epping
Region 3 Qualifiers2Cory Heggestad
Aaron Squires
Region 4 Qualifiers2Joe Frans
Jon St. Denis
Challenge Round Qualifiers2Robert Rumfeldt
Wayne Middaugh

Regional Qualifiers In '''Bold'''

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Zone 2

December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
  • Brian Lewis
  • Howard Rajala
  • J. P. Lachance
  • Steve Lodge
  • Andrew Bugg
  • Bill Duck
Bracket:

Zone 3

December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Zone 4

December 20, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee
Teams entered:
  • Don Bowser
  • Dave Collyer
  • Bryce Rowe
  • Dennis Murray
Brackets:

Zone 5

December 20–21, at the Peterborough Curling Club, Peterborough
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Zone 6

December 6–7, at the Unionville Curling Club, Unionville
Teams entered:
  • John Epping
  • Nathan Martin
  • Richard Krell
  • Jason March
  • Jim Bell
  • Dave Fischer
  • John Bell
  • Rob Houston
  • Kyle Mogavero
Brackets:

Zone 7

December 13–14, at the York Curling Club, Newmarket
Teams entered:
  • Rob Lobel
  • Michael Shepherd
  • Roy Arndt
  • Brent Gray
  • Dave Coutanche
  • Bryan Johnson
Bracket:

Zone 8

December 13–14, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Zone 9

December 19–21, at The Club at North Halton, Georgetown
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Zone 10

December 19–21, at the Midland Curling Club, Midland
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Zone 11

December 13, at the Meaford Curling Club, Meaford
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Zone 12

December 13, at the Galt Country Club, Cambridge
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Zone 13

December 6–7, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
Teams entered:
  • Pat Ferris
  • Ian Robertson
  • Bill Buchanan
  • Mark Fletcher
  • Simon Ouellet
  • Jason Stahl
Brackets:

Zone 14

December 13, at the Listowel Curling Club, Listowel
Teams entered:
Brackets:

Zone 15

December 13–14, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Zone 16

December 13–14, at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Teams entered:
Bracket:

Regional qualification

Region 1

''January 10–11, Russell Curling Club, Russell''

Region 2

''January 10–11, Whitby Curling Club, Whitby''

Region 3

''January 3–4, Gravenhurst Curling Club, Gravenhurst''

Region 4

''January 3–4, Wingham Golf & Curling Club, Wingham''

Challenge Round

''January 16–19, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford''