Wipf Runner-Up at 2025 Canada West Curling Championships

Calgary, Alberta

SKIP
Kenan
Wipf

Third
Ky
Macaulay

Second
Michael
Keenan

Lead
Max
Cinnamon

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	6.44
PA/G:	4.22
Hammer Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Efficiency:	0.43

Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) lost 5-2 to Josh Bryden (Regina, SK) in the Final of the Canada West Curling Championships, held January 31 - February 1, 2025 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Canada.

Wipf finished 4-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wipf defeated Sam Nygaard (Lethbridge, AB) 4-2, then won 7-6 against Alex Duncan-Wu (Vancouver, BC) and 4-1 against Bryden. Wipf won 6-0 against Logan Strand (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Canada West Curling Championships, Wipf take home 2.750 world rankings points. Wipf move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of -1.422 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 101st overall with 21.314 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Wipf ranks 101st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.314 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	22	30	0	0.423	2-5	2-5	2-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	400	255	306	6.38	7.65	-1.28	4.05	4.60	1.57	1.66	1.35

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	217	209	85	35	1-1	18-6	44-14	0.96	0.39	0.35	0.26

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	183	46	221	19	0-3	1-17	8-50	0.25	1.21	0.45	0.20

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