CHAMPION: De Cruz Wins 2018 Meridian Canadian Open

Geneva, Switzerland

Fourth
Benoit
Schwarz

Third
Claudio
Paetz

SKIP
Peter
De Cruz

Lead
Valentin
Tanner

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	7.22
PA/G:	4.81
Hammer Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.44

Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) won 5-3 over Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final To advance to the championship game, De Cruz won 5-2 over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 Meridian Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta; and won 7-6 over Steve Laycock (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Meridian Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta;

De Cruz finished 3-1 in the 16 team Meridian Canadian Open qualifying round, held January 16 - 21, 2018 in , . In their opening game, De Cruz defeated Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) 6-3, then won 5-3 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). De Cruz went on to lose 6-3 against Jacobs. De Cruz responded with a 8-3 win over Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Meridian Canadian Open Championship title, De Cruz earned 82.727 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 7th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 65.297 after improving upon their best so far this season. De Cruz ranks 5th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 331.413 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	6	1	0	0.857	4-1	1-0	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	54	39	26	7.22	4.81	2.41	5.19	3.15	1.39	1.53	1.67

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	29	25	7	7	0-0	0-0	8-2	0.86	0.24	0.36	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	25	14	19	2	0-0	0-1	3-5	0.56	0.76	0.50	0.44

2020: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz, Claudio Paetz, Peter De Cruz, Valentin Tanner
Geneva, SUI
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Tim March
Toronto, ON
2014: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2013: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen
Calgary, AB
2012: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2011: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2006: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Steve Gould, Don Harvey
Winnipeg, MB
2005: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2003: Glen Despins
Glen Despins, Rod Montgomery, Phillip Germain, Dwayne Mihalicz
, SK
2002: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2001: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON

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