Casper Runner-Up at 2022 Curl Mesabi Classic

Chaska, Minnesota

SKIP
Daniel
Casper

Third
Luc
Violette

Second
Ben
Richardson

Lead
Chase
Sinnett

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	7.55
PA/G:	4.72
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.23
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.43

Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) lost 6-4 to Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held December 16 - 18, 2022 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Casper won 6-3 over Rich Ruohonen (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won 5-2 over Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;

Casper finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Casper defeated Mike Siggins (Tempe, AZ) 5-4, then won 7-4 against Bonot and 7-1 against Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, MN). Casper won 6-5 against Jason Smith (Nashville, TN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Casper take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $5,440CDN prize. For week 20 of the event schedule, Casper did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Casper 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

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: Tanner Horgan
Tanner Horgan, Jake Horgan, Ian McMillan, Scott Chadwick
Sudbury, NONT
2022: Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell
Duluth, MN
2021: Rich Ruohonen
Rich Ruohonen, Andrew Stopera, Colin Hufman, Kroy Nernberger, Philip Tilker, Pete Annis
Minneapolis, MN
2019: Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson, Joe Polo
Chaska, USA
2018: Rich Ruohonen
Greg Persinger, Rich Ruohonen, Colin Hufman, Philip Tilker
Chaska, USA
2017: Rich Ruohonen
Greg Persinger, Rich Ruohonen, Colin Hufman, Philip Tilker
Seattle, WA
2016: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2015: John Shuster
John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner
Duluth, USA
2014: Mike Farbelow
Mike Farbelow, Rich Ruohonen, Kevin Johnson, Dan Ruehl
, MN
2013: Bryan Burgess
Bryan Burgess, Mike Pozihun, Dale Wiersema, Pat Berezowski
, NONT
2012: Tyler George
Christopher Plys, Tyler George, Rich Ruohonen, Colin Hufman
Duluth, MN
2011: Craig Brown
Craig Brown, Matt Hamilton, Kroy Nernberger, Derrick Casper
Madison, WI
2010: Jeff Currie
Jeff Currie, Brian Adams Jr., Colin Koivula, Dylan Johnston
Thunder Bay, ON
2008: Tyler George
Jeff Currie, Brian Adams Jr., Colin Koivula, Dylan Johnston
Duluth, MN
2007: Pete Fenson
Jeff Currie, Brian Adams Jr., Colin Koivula, Dylan Johnston
Bemidji, MN

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