CHAMPION: Grattan Wins 2019 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 2019 Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won 7-1 over Rene Comeau (Fredericton, NB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 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, 2019 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 19 spots the World Ranking Standings into 75th 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

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