CHAMPION: Geall Wins 2018 Kamloops Crown of Curling

Kelowna, British Columbia

SKIP
Sean
Geall

Third
Jeff
Richard

Second
Andrew
Nerpin

Lead
David
Harper

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	6.89
PA/G:	4.75
Hammer Efficiency:	0.26
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.71
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) won 8-5 over Josh Barry (Vancouver, BC) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Geall won 5-3 over Shingo Usui (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; and won 5-4 over Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;

Geall finished 3-2 in the 16 team Kamloops Crown of Curling qualifying round, held October 26 - 28, 2018 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, Canada. In their opening game, Geall defeated Glen Jackson (Victoria, BC) 6-2, then went on to lose 6-4 against Mark Longworth (Vernon, BC). Geall lost 6-4 to Adam Cseke (Penticton, BC) where Geall responded with a 7-1 win over Wylie Eden (Kelowna, BC). Geall won 3-2 against Cseke in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Kamloops Crown of Curling Championship title, Geall earned 22.582 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the World Ranking Standings into 36th place overall with 113.309 total points. Geall ranks 34th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 50.303 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2019	6	2	0	0.750	0-0	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
2019	61	42	29	6.89	4.75	2.13	4.59	3.44	1.50	1.38	1.97

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2019	19	21	6	0	0-0	1-0	4-2	1.11	0.32	0.26	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2019	42	21	23	12	1-0	1-1	3-4	0.50	0.55	0.71	0.31

2019: Yuta Matsumura
Yuta Matsumura, Tetsuro Shimizu, Yasumasa Tanida, Shinya Abe, Kosuke Aita
Kitami, JPN
2018: Sean Geall
Sean Geall, Jeff Richard, Andrew Nerpin, David Harper
Kelowna, BC
2016: Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen
Maple Ridge, BC
2015: Sean Geall
Sean Geall, Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Mark Olson
New Westminster , BC
2014: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Tyler Orme, David Harper
Kelowna , BC
2013: Grant Dezura
Kevin MacKenzie, Grant Dezura, Jamie Smith, Kevin Recksiedler
Kelowna, BC
2012: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Kevin Recksiedler, Grant Dezura
New Westminster, BC
2011: Andrew Bilesky
Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Derek Errington, Aaron Watson
New Westminster , BC
2010: Jim Cotter
Jim Cotter, Ken Maskiewich, Kevin Folk, Rick Sawatsky
Vernon, BC
2009: Ted Appelman
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2008: Rick Folk
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
Kelowna, BC
2007: Bryan Miki
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
New Westminster, BC
2006: Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk, Dan Kammerlock, Richard Daneault, Cory Naharnie
Winnipeg, MB
2005: Bert Gretzinger
Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Tom Shypitka, Dave Mellof
Kelowna, BC
2004: Bob Ursel
Bob Ursel, Trevor Perepolkin, Brendan Willis, Lance McGinn
Kelowna, BC
2003: Bert Gretzinger
Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Mark Whittle, Dave Mellof
Kelowna, BC
2002: Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Victoria, BC
2001: Adrian Bakker
Adrian Bakker
Calgary, AB
2000: Dennis Graber
Dennis Graber, Ralph Brust, Stacey Coomber, Dan Lemieux
Beaver Lodge, AB
1999: Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup
Richmond, BC
1998: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Carter Rycroft
Edmonton, AB
1994: Al Hackner
Al Hackner, Randy Ferbey, Pat McCallum, Richie Yurko
Thunder Bay, ON

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