2016 Ontario Tankard


The 2016 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 1 to 7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The winning Glenn Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.
The Howard rink from Toronto defeated the John Epping rink in the final. It is Howard's 16th provincial championship title.

Teams

1Spencer was added to the team, replacing Richard Hart, who was bumped up to third, as Howard's regular third, Wayne Middaugh suffered an injury in a skiing accident and will have to miss out the remainder of the season.

2Scott Bailey, the regular skip of this team was not able to play due work commitments; Fanset skipped the team in his place. Fraser Reid was added as a spare.

Round robin standings

Results

Draw 1

February 1, 2:00 pm

Draw 2

February 1, 7:00 pm

Draw 3

February 2, 2:00 pm

Draw 4

February 2, 7:00 pm

Draw 5

February 3, 9:00 am

Draw 6

February 3, 2:30 pm

Draw 7

February 3, 7:30 pm

Draw 8

February 4, 2:00 pm

Draw 9

February 4, 7:00

Draw 10

February 5, 2:00 pm

Draw 11

February 5, 7:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

3 vs. 4

Semifinal

Final

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones ran from December 18–20, 2015 with regional tournaments held January 2–3. 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 the defending champion Mark Kean rink disbanded in the off season, the 2015 runner-up John Epping rink from the Dondalda Curling Club automatically qualified in the defending champion berth.
Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
Defending champions1Mark Kean
John Epping
Region 1 Qualifiers2Greg Balsdon
Jake Higgs
Region 2 Qualifiers2Mike Harris
Glenn Howard
Region 3 Qualifiers2Dayna Deruelle
Ian Dickie
Region 4 Qualifiers2Mark Bice
Scott Bailey
Challenge Round Qualifiers2Wayne Tuck, Jr.
Pat Ferris

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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Zone 2

RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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Zone 3

RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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Zone 4

Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston
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Zone 5

Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton
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Zone 6

Uxbridge & District Curling Club, Uxbridge
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Zone 7

East York Curling Club, East York
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Zone 8

Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
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Zone 9

Orangeville Curling Club, Orangeville
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Zone 10

Parry Sound Curling Club, Parry Sound
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Zone 11

Paisley Curling Club, Paisley
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Zone 12

Galt Curling Club, Cambridge
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Zone 13

St. Catharines Curling Club, St. Catharines
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Zone 14

Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston
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Zone 15

Ingersoll & District Curling Club, Ingersoll
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Zone 16

Glencoe & District Curling Club, Glencoe
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Regional qualification

Region 1

Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa

Region 2

Leaside Curling Club, East York

Region 3

Wiarton Curling Club, Wiarton

Region 4

Stratford Country Club, Stratford

Challenge Round

January 15–17 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
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