CHAMPION: Stoughton Wins 2011 Tim Hortons Brier

Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) won 8-6 over Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 5 - 13, 2011 in London, Ontario.

Stoughton finished 9-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton defeated Jim Cotter (Kelowna, BC) 10-4, then won 9-4 against James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) and 8-3 against Shawn Adams (Halifax, NS). Stoughton won 9-4 against Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI), then won 8-4 against Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) and 10-4 against Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, Y/NWT). Stoughton went on to lose 7-4 against Howard. Stoughton responded with a 7-6 win over Steve Laycock (Regina, SK). Stoughton won 5-1 against Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Stoughton went on to lose 8-5 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Stoughton responded with a 8-4 win over Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Tim Hortons Brier Championship title, Stoughton earned 45.000 world rankings points, remaining in 7th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 36 after improving upon their best so far this season. Stoughton ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 187.690 points earned so far this season.

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WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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