Blandford Reaches 2014 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel Quarters

Calgary, Alberta

SKIP
Matthew
Blandford

Third
Darren
Moulding

Second
Brent
Hamilton

Lead
Brad
Chyz

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	6.92
PA/G:	5.64
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.10
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) qualified for the 2014 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-4 against Mick Lizmore (Edmonton, AB). of the 2014 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta;

Blandford finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blandford defeated Seung Min Kim (Seoul, KOR) 4-2, then won 7-5 against Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB). Blandford went on to lose 7-6 against Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB). Blandford responded with a 6-3 win over Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Blandford earned 0.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel. For week 11 of the event schedule, Blandford did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 32nd to 34th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 42.145 total points. Blandford ranks 32nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 16.655 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

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

2025: Johnson Tao
Johnson Tao, Kenan Wipf, Ben Morin, Andrew Nowell
Edmonton, AB
2024: Dustin Kalthoff
Dustin Kalthoff, Josh Heidt, Sam Wills, Mat Ring
Saskatoon, SK
2023: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh, Daniel Marsh
Saskatoon, SK
2022: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle
Stirling, SCO
2021: Tyler Tardi
Tyler Tardi, Sterling Middleton, Jason Ginter, Jordan Tardi , Paul Tardi
Langley, BC
2019: Jeremy Harty
Jeremy Harty, Kyler Kleibrink, Joel Berger, Kurtis Goller
Calgary, AB
2018: Ted Appelman
Ted Appelman, Nathan Connolly, Shawn Donnelly, Adam Enright
Edmonton, AB
2017: Kurt Balderston
Kurt Balderston, Terry Meek, Rob Bucholz, Del Shaughnessy
Grande Prairie, AB
2016: Carl deConinck Smith
Carl deConinck Smith, Jeff Sharp, Matt Ryback, Mark Larsen
Saskatoon, SK
2015: Charley Thomas
Charley Thomas, Nathan Connolly, Brandon Klassen, DJ Kidby
Calgary, AB
2014: Brock Virtue
Brock Virtue, Charley Thomas, Brandon Klassen, DJ Kidby
Calgary, AB
2013: Chang-Min Kim
Chang-Min Kim, Min-Chan Kim, Se-Hyeon Seong, Young-Seon Seo, Eun Soo Oh
Uiseong, KOR
2012: Steve Petryk
Dan Petryk, Steve Petryk, Roland Robinson, Thomas Usselman
Calgary, AB
2011: Brock Virtue
Brock Virtue, JD Lind, Dominic Daemen, Matthew Ng
Calgary, AB
2010: Dean Ross
Dean Ross, Don DeLair, Chris Blackwell, Sean Morris
Calgary, AB

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