James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) won
7-6 over
Zack Eldridge (Oromocto, NB) in the Final of the Molson Canadian Men's Tankard, held January 30 - February 3, 2013 in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. To advance to the championship game, Grattan won
8-3 over
Jason Vaughan (Saint John, NB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Molson Canadian Men's Tankard in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick;
Grattan finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grattan lost
6-4 to
Eldridge, then responded with a
7-6 win over
Marc LeCocq (Nackawic, NB). Grattan won
6-4 against
Paul Dobson (Saint John, NB). Grattan went on to lose
8-7 against
Terry Odishaw (Moncton, NB). Grattan responded with a
7-1 win over
Shaun Mott (Gladstone, NB). Grattan won
5-2 against
Adam MacDonald (Woodstock, NB), then won
9-3 against
Vaughan in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Molson Canadian Men's Tankard Championship title, Grattan earned
4.000 world rankings points, moving up 25 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 119th place overall with
11.800 total points. Grattan ranks 87th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.000 points earned so far this season.
