Defending champion Jim Cotter opened the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship with a pair of wins Wednesday at the Nelson Curling Club.
Cotter led his Vernon-Kelowna rink past Will House 6-3 in the opening draw and later hammered Chase Martyn 9-2.
Michael Johnson, Wes Craig and Glen Jackson also kept pace with Cotter's rink with 2-0 records.
The tournament runs until Sunday.