CHAMPION: Wipf Wins 2021 CYCA Ray Kingsmith Memorial Bonspiel

SKIP
Kenan
Wipf

Third
Zac
Duncan

Second
Michael
Keenan

Lead
Max
Cinnamon

Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) won 5-4 over Kinley Burton (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the CYCA Ray Kingsmith Memorial Bonspiel, held December 28 - 30, 2021 at the Airdrie Curling Club in Airdrie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Wipf won 5-3 over Lowell Whittmire (Lethbridge, AB) in the semifinals

Wipf finished 3-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wipf defeated Peter Hlushak (Edmonton, AB) 8-2, then won 9-2 against Zach Davies (Edmonton, AB) and 9-4 against Ben Kiist (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Wipf ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	6	5	0	0.545	2-1	1-0	2-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	93	75	62	8.06	6.67	1.40	4.62	4.30	1.74	1.55	1.08

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	47	44	20	5	2-0	2-0	8-4	0.94	0.43	0.29	0.34

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	46	31	42	5	2-1	2-2	4-11	0.67	0.91	0.42	0.37

Gangwon Province's Park Jong-duk (Photo: Steve Seixeiro/WCF) will try to make it a second straight national title this week in Uijeongbu.

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