Birr Reaches 2019 Port Elgin Superspiel Semifinals

SKIP
Todd
Birr

Third
Andrew
Stopera

Second
Hunter
Clawson

Lead
Tom
O'Connor

Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN) run at the 2019 Port Elgin Superspiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-4 loss to Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON). of the 2019 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada; Birr advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-4 win over John Willsey (Waterloo, ON). of the 2019 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada;

Birr finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr lost 6-4 to Kean, then responded with a 8-2 win over Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury, NONT). Birr won 8-1 against Robert Wright (Toronto, ON), then won 8-1 against Sam Steep (St. Catherines, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Birr earned 14.147 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Port Elgin Superspiel. Birr move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 7.014 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 52nd overall with 92.895 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Birr ranks 43rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 57.560 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2023: Mark Kean
Mark Kean, Brady Lumley, Matthew Garner, Spencer Dunlop
Woodstock, ON
2022: Alex Champ
Alex Champ, Charlie Richard, Terry Arnold, Scott Clinton
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2021: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Ian Dickie, Connor Duhaime, Zack Shurtleff
Grimsby, ON
2019: Mark Kean
Mark Kean, Charlie Richard, Tyler Twining, DJ Ronaldson
Woodstock, ON
2018: Cory Heggestad
Cory Heggestad, Andrew Thompson, Kelly Schuh, James Freeman
,
2017: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Chad Allen, Kurt Armstrong, Matt Pretty
Brantford, ON
2016: Dayna Deruelle
Dayna Deruelle, Kevin Flewwelling, Joe Frans, Sean Harrison
Brampton , ON
2015: Dayna Deruelle
Dayna Deruelle, Kevin Flewwelling, David Staples, Sean Harrison
Brampton, ON
2014: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, Brett Mellor, Peter Irwin, Carrie Mellor
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2013: Daryl Shane
Daryl Shane, Don Shane, Dan Shane, Dan Rivett
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2012: Len Rominger
Len Rominger, Bill Hall, Brad Doll, Christopher Dion
St. Catharines, ON
2011: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Craig Kochan, Scott McDonald, Paul Moffatt
Strathroy, ON
2009: Al Corbeil
Wayne Tuck Jr., Craig Kochan, Scott McDonald, Paul Moffatt
Collingwood, ON
2006: Curtis Cassidy
Curtis Cassidy, Darryl Nodwell, Ray Paget, Mike Ross
,
2005: Al Hutchinson
Al Hutchinson, Daryl Shane, Bruce Cox, Peter Irwin
,
1995: Jason Boyce
Jason Boyce
Bradford, ON
1993: John Base
John Base
Oakville, ON

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