CHAMPION: Alberta's Kevin Martin Wins 2009 Tim Hortons Brier

Alberta's Kevin Martin won 10-4 over Manitoba's Jeff Stoughton in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 7 - 15, 2009 in Calgary, Alberta.

Alberta's Kevin Martin finished 11-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Alberta's Kevin Martin defeated New Brunswick's Russ Howard 7-4, then won 7-5 against Quebec's Jean-Michel Menard and 11-3 against Saskatchewan's Joel Jordison. Alberta's Kevin Martin won 8-4 against Yukon/N.W.T.'s Jamie Koe, then won 6-4 against Newfoundland / Labrador's Brad Gushue and 8-2 against British Columbia's Sean Geall. Alberta's Kevin Martin won 11-4 against Prince Edward Island's Rod MacDonald, then won 8-2 against Northern Ontario's Mike Jakubo and 7-2 against Manitoba's Jeff Stoughton. Alberta's Kevin Martin won 7-3 against Nova Scotia's Mark Dacey, then won 7-5 against Ontario's Glenn Howard in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Tim Hortons Brier Championship title, Alberta's Kevin Martin earned 40.000 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Alberta's Kevin Martin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Alberta's Kevin Martin 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

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