Balsdon Runner-Up at 2013 Brantford Nissan Classic

Toronto, Ontario

SKIP
Greg
Balsdon

Third
Mark
Bice

Second
Tyler
Morgan

Lead
Jamie
Farnell

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	7.97
PA/G:	6.44
Hammer Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Defense:	0.22
Force Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Efficiency:	0.34

Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) lost 8-5 to Joe Frans (Bradford, ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Classic, held November 28 - December 1, 2013 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won 6-4 over Peter Corner (Brampton, ON) in the semifinals of the 2013 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-5 over Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;

Balsdon finished 4-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated Ryan Myler (Brampton, ON) 6-5, then went on to lose 9-5 against Kevin Flewwelling (Toronto, ON). Balsdon responded with a 8-1 win over John Young Jr. (Chatham , ON). Balsdon won 6-2 against Richard Krell (Kitchener, ON), then won 5-4 against Tom Worth (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Brantford Nissan Classic, Balsdon take home 9.450 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the World Ranking Standings into 21st place overall with 106.555 total points. Balsdon ranks 26th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 35.650 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

2023: Felix Asselin
Felix Asselin, Martin Crete, Emile Asselin, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2022: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Connor Lawes, Connor Duhaime, Robert Currie, Evan Lilly
Grimsby, ON
2021: Sam Mooibroek
Sam Mooibroek, Matthew Garner, Brady Lumley, Spencer Dunlop , Matt Wilkinson
Kitchener, ON
2019: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Kevin Flewwelling, Chad Allen, Sean Harrison
Brantford, ON
2018: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March
Penetanguishe, ON
2017: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Evan Lilly, Jonah Mondloch, Robert Currie
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2016: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Aaron Squires, Tyler Morgan, Steve Bice
Sarnia, ON
2015: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Ben Bevan, Carter Adair, Aaron Chapman
Waterloo, ON
2014: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Craig Van Ymeren, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Jeff Gorda
St Thomas , ON
2013: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2012: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2011: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Codey Maus, Steve Bice, Jamie Danbrook
Sarnia, ON
2010: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2008: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Churchill, ON
2007: Pat Ferris
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Beamsville, ON
2006: John Epping
John Epping, Nick Rizzo, Scott Foster, Ken McDermot
Omemee, ON
2005: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, John Thompson, Rob Saunders, Jeff Armstrong
Kitchener, ON
2004: Todd Brandwood
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
Hamilton, ON
1996: Bob Ingram
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
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