Kean Reaches 2023 Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic Quarters

Woodstock, Ontario

SKIP
Mark
Kean

Third
Brady
Lumley

Second
Matthew
Garner

Lead
Spencer
Dunlop

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	8.16
PA/G:	6.73
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON) qualified for the 2023 Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 4-1 against Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON).

Kean finished 4-2 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kean defeated Dayna Deruelle (Harriston, ON) 8-4, then went on to lose 8-4 against Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON). Kean responded with a 6-4 win over Jayden King (Guelph, ON). Kean won 6-1 against Sam Steep (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) to advance to a B-Qualifier game where they lost 9-5 against Ferris to drop into a C-Qualifier game where they responded with a 10-3 win over Jacob Lamb (Dundas, ON) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

Kean earned 10.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic, remaining in 43rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.985 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kean ranks 39th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 66.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	27	21	0	0.563	2-2	3-3	0-1	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	350	275	223	7.86	6.37	1.49	4.46	4.14	1.76	1.54	1.40

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	175	184	58	27	5-0	10-3	43-9	1.05	0.33	0.39	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	175	91	165	22	2-4	10-7	14-35	0.52	0.94	0.55	0.29

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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