2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Men's Curling Championship (also known as the Tankard), the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 29 to February 3[1] at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's. The winning Andrew Symonds team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Brandon, Manitoba.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
Host citySt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
ArenaBally Haly Golf & Curling Club
DatesJanuary 29 – February 3
WinnerTeam Symonds
Curling clubRe/Max Centre
SkipAndrew Symonds
ThirdChris Ford
SecondAdam Boland
LeadKeith Jewer
FinalistRick Rowsell
« 2018
2020 »

Teams

With 12 teams entering the event, it is the biggest Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard field in over 15 years.[2]

Teams are as follows:[3]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Bernard BirdRyan WheatonOwen CousinsStephen GouldingGoose Bay Curling Club, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Rod FelthamKris MacLeodSteve HumphriesAlex SilmarieGander Curling Club, Gander
Nick LaneJeff RoseAndrew TaylorMichael MosherRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Justin LockyerStephen SprattJacob GazeleyJason NoelRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Ken PeddigrewMark HealyEvan KearleyDavid NoftallRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Rick RowsellKeith RyanStephen TrickettZach YoungAlex SmithRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Trent SkanesSteve BraggAndrew ManuelMichael DayRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Greg SmithNicholas BissonnetteJohn SheppardIan WithycombeRandy TurpinRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Matthew SmithScott DavidgeStephen TibbsGlynn WilliamsRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Andrew SymondsChris FordAdam BolandKeith JewerRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Colin ThomasCory SchuhSpencer WicksJeff ThomasRe/Max Centre, St. John's
Dave ThomasCody ParsonsPatrick Von WiegenFloyd FrancisGateway Curling Club, Port aux Basques

Knockout brackets

[4]

A Event
First knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals A Qualifier
Peddigrew 7
Feltham 4 Peddigrew 9
Rowsell 5
Peddigrew 6
Lane 5 Skanes 9
Bird 9 Bird 0
Skanes 9
Skanes 2
M. Smith 9 Symonds 8
D. Thomas 2 M. Smith 4
Symonds 7
Symonds 9
G. Smith 12 C. Thomas 0
Lockyer 3 G. Smith 5
C. Thomas 7

B Event
Second knockout Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals B Qualifier
  Feltham 7
  M. Smith 12   M. Smith 6
  Lane 2   G. Smith 8
  G. Smith 10   G. Smith 9
  Peddigrew 8
  G. Smith 3
  Symonds 8
  Symonds 8
  Skanes 5
  Rowsell 6
  Skanes 8
  Rowsell 8
  D. Thomas 6   C. Thomas 4
  Rowsell 7   Rowsell 7
  Lockyer 0   Bird 5
  Bird 11

C Event
Third knockout (top half) Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals To C Final
  Feltham 7
  Lane 6   Feltham 9
  Bird 8
  Feltham 8
  Peddigrew 9
  Peddigrew 2
  Rowsell 6
  Rowsell 7
  Symonds 4
Third knockout (bot. half) Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals To C Final
  D. Thomas 7
  Lockyer 6   D. Thomas 8
  M. Smith 11
  M. Smith 4
  C. Thomas 11
  C. Thomas 7
  G. Smith 5
  C. Thomas 6
  Skanes 7
C Final
  Rowsell 9
  Skanes 7

Playoffs

As the winner of two events, the Andrew Symonds rink needed to be beaten twice. Symonds defeated Rowsell in the first game, so a second game was not necessary.

Semifinal Final
1 Andrew Symonds
1 Andrew Symonds 5 1 Andrew Symonds
2 Rick Rowsell 0

Semifinal

Sunday, February 3, 9:30am

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Andrew Symonds (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5
Rick Rowsell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0

Final

Sunday, February 3, 2:30pm

Since Symonds won the semifinal, a final was not necessary.

2019 Newfoundland & Labrador Tankard
Newfoundland and Labrador
Andrew Symonds
1st Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Championship title

References
  1. "Tournament of Hearts and Brier Playdowns". TSN.ca. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. "Saltwire | Newfoundland & Labrador".
  3. "Scoreboard « Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Association". curlingnl.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  4. "Draw Schedule – 2019 Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts". 2019jiffylubealbertascotties.com. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.