CHAMPION: Grattan Wins Jim Sullivan Curling Classic

Oromocto, New Brunswick

SKIP
James
Grattan

Third
Chris
Jeffrey

Second
Andy
McCann

Lead
Jamie
Brannen

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	9.78
PA/G:	5.56
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) won 8-6 over Scott Jones (Moncton, NB) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Grattan won 6-4 over Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won 7-1 over Rene Comeau (Fredericton, NB) in the quarterfinals. of the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;

Grattan are currently 2-1 in the 16 team Jim Sullivan Curling Classic qualifying round, held December 6 - 8 at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Canada. In their opening game, Grattan defeated Ed Cyr (Fredericton, NB) 6-4, then went on to lose 5-2 against Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS). Grattan responded with a 7-3 win over Chase Sinnett (Wayland, MA). In their opening game, Grattan plays.

For winning the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic Championship title, Grattan earned 20.003 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 20 spots the World Ranking Standings into 74th place overall with 71.207 total points. Grattan ranks 78th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 47.311 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	6	1	0	0.857	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	45	44	25	9.78	5.56	4.22	5.33	4.00	1.83	1.39	0.67

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	21	31	4	2	3-0	1-0	4-1	1.48	0.19	0.42	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	24	13	21	1	0-0	2-0	1-6	0.54	0.88	0.60	0.33

2019: James Grattan
James Grattan, Chris Jeffrey, Andy McCann, Jamie Brannen, Paul Dobson
Oromocto, NB
2018: Kendal Thompson
Kendal Thompson, Bryce Everist, Chris MacRae, Michael Brophy
HALIFAX, NS
2017: Jamie Murphy
Jamie Murphy, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell
Halifax, NS
2016: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2015: Jamie Murphy
Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell
Halifax, NS
2014: Wayne Tallon
Wayne Tallon, Mike Kennedy, Mike Flannery, Wade Blanchard
Fredericton, NB

Jamie Murphy wins Deloitte Nova Scotia Tankard

Jamie Murphy (Halifax) wins the Deloitte Nova Scotia Tankard, defeating Kendal Thompson (Halifax) 10-4 at the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

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