Host city Smiths Falls, Ontario Winner Mark Bice | Dates January 27-February 2 Skip Greg Balsdon | |
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Arena Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre Curling club Glendale G&CC, Hamilton | ||
The 2014 Travelers Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The winning Mark Bice team (skipped by Greg Balsdon) represented Ontario at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.
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Teams
*Mark Bice skipped the team through the Zone and Regional playdowns, and thus the team was named after him. Greg Balsdon returned to the lineup as Skip for the Provincial Championship after missing 2 months due to injury. The team plays as a 5-man squad regularly during the Tour season.
Draw 1
January 27, 14:00
Draw 2
January 27, 19:30
Draw 3
January 28, 14:00
Draw 4
January 28, 19:00
Draw 5
January 29, 09:00
Draw 6
January 29, 14:00
Draw 7
January 29, 19:00
Draw 8
January 30, 14:00
Draw 9
January 30, 19:00
Draw 10
January 31, 14:00
Draw 11
January 31, 19:00
1 vs. 2
February 1, 14:00
3 vs. 4
February 1, 19:00
Semifinal
February 2, 09:00
Final
February 2, 13:30
Qualification
Southern Ontario zones ran from December 6–15, 2013 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 4–5. 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.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone 1
December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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Zone 2
December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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Zone 3
December 7 at the Carleton Heights Curling Club, Ottawa
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Both teams qualify as the only teams who entered
Zone 4
December 7 at the Trenton Curling Club, Trenton
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Zone 5
December 7 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay
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Both teams qualify as the only teams who entered
Zone 6
December 14 at the Port Perry Community Curling Club in Port Perry
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Zone 7
December 14–15, at the Richmond Hill Curling Club, Richmond Hill
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Zone 8
December 14–15, at the Weston Golf & Country Club, Toronto
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Zone 9
December 7–8, at the Milton Curling Club in Milton
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Zone 10
December 7, at the Cookstown Curling Club, Cookstown
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Zone 11
December 14–15, at the Curling Club of Collingwood, Collingwood
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Zone 12
December 7–8, at the Fergus Curling Club, Fergus
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Zone 13
December 7–8, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
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Zone 14
December 7–8, at the Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston
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Zone 15
December 7–8, St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas
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Zone 16
December 14–15, Ilderton Curling Club, Ilderton
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Region 1
January 4–5 , Quinte Curling Club, Belleville
Region 2
January 4–5 , Lakefield Curling Club, Lakefield
Region 3
January 4–5 , Alliston Curling Club, Alliston
Region 4
January 4–5 , Dundas Granite Curling Club, Dundas
Challenge Round
January 10–13, at the Brampton Curling Club in Brampton