2013 The Dominion Tankard


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 will represent 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

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

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 champions1Glenn Howard
Region 1 Qualifiers2Bryan Cochrane
Howard Rajala
Region 2 Qualifiers2John Epping
Darryl Prebble
Region 3 Qualifiers2Robert Rumfeldt
Dayna Deruelle
Region 4 Qualifiers2Wayne Tuck, Jr.
Pat Ferris
Challenge Round Qualifiers2Jake Higgs
Joe Frans

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

December 7–9, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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December 7–9, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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December 7–9, at the Arnprior Curling Club, Arnprior
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December 7–9, at the Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston
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December 7–9, at the Fenelon Falls Curling Club, Fenelon Falls
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December 8–11, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa
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December 7–9, at the Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill
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December 8–9, at the St. George's Golf & Country Club, Toronto
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December 7–9, at the Markdale Golf & Curling Club, Markdale
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December 7–9, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford
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December 7–9, at the Chesley Curling Club, Chesley
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November 30-December 2, at the Elora Curling Club, Elora
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December 7–9, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
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December 7–9, at the Listowel Curling Club, Listowel
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December 7–9, at the Aylmer Curling Club, Aylmer
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December 7–9, at the Forest Curling & Social Club, Forest
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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