Thompson Runner-Up at 2024 Superstore Monctonian Challenge

SKIP
Kendal
Thompson

Third
Stuart
Thompson

Second
Bryce
Everist

Lead
Michael
Brophy

Kendal Thompson (Halifax, NS) lost 6-1 to Scott Jones (Moncton, NB) in the Final of the Superstore Monctonian Challenge, held December 13 - 15, 2024 in Moncton, New Brunswick. To advance to the championship game, Thompson won 6-4 over Brody Hanson (Fredericton, NB) in the semifinals

Thompson finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson defeated Damien Lahiton (Moncton, NB) 9-2, then won 6-2 against Rene Comeau (Fredericton, NB). Thompson went on to lose 7-5 against Jones. Thompson responded with a 6-5 win over Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Superstore Monctonian Challenge, Thompson take home 2.750 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 93rd place overall with 29.225 total points. Thompson ranks 83rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	25	10	0	0.714	3-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	252	231	156	9.17	6.19	2.98	5.20	4.13	1.76	1.50	0.67

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	124	163	33	10	6-0	12-0	33-6	1.31	0.27	0.45	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	128	68	123	7	2-2	3-9	12-21	0.53	0.96	0.58	0.34

2023: Jean-Michel Arsenault
Julien Tremblay, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Jesse Mullen, Philippe Brassard , Eric Sylvain
Levis, QC
2022: Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith, Adam Cocks, Alex MacFadyen, Ed White
Charlottetown, PEI
2021: James Grattan
James Grattan, Paul Dobson, Andy McCann, Jamie Brannen
Oromocto, NB
2019: Scott Jones
Scott Jones, Jeremy Mallais, Brian King, Robert Daley
Moncton, NB

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