Mooibroek Runner-Up at 2023 Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic

Whitby, Ontario

SKIP
Sam
Mooibroek

Third
Scott
Mitchell

Second
Nathan
Steele

Lead
Colin
Schnurr

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	8.72
PA/G:	4.10
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.80
Steal Efficiency:	0.41

Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) lost 5-2 to Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic, held December 1 - 4, 2023 at the Brantford Golf and Country Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Mooibroek won 6-5 over Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won 4-1 over Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON) in the quarterfinals.

Mooibroek finished 3-0 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mooibroek defeated Fraser Reid (Waterloo, ON) 7-3, then won 8-2 against Sam Steep (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 7-0 against Matt Dupuis (cornwall, ON) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic, Mooibroek take home 19.250 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. Mooibroek move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 5.656 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 28th overall with 133.031 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Mooibroek ranks 27th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 92.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	49	28	0	0.636	14-4	5-8	5-5	2-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	520	474	337	9.12	6.48	2.63	4.96	4.23	1.84	1.53	0.81

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	244	343	71	16	14-0	27-4	65-11	1.41	0.29	0.46	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	276	131	266	26	2-4	10-16	23-53	0.47	0.96	0.57	0.30

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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