Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) won
8-6 over
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 5 - 13, 2011 in London, Ontario.
Stoughton finished 9-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton defeated
Jim Cotter (Kelowna, BC) 10-4, then won
9-4 against
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) and
8-3 against
Shawn Adams (Halifax, NS). Stoughton won
9-4 against
Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI), then won
8-4 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) and
10-4 against
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, Y/NWT). Stoughton went on to lose
7-4 against
Howard. Stoughton responded with a
7-6 win over
Steve Laycock (Regina, SK). Stoughton won
5-1 against
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Stoughton went on to lose
8-5 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Stoughton responded with a
8-4 win over
Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tim Hortons Brier Championship title, Stoughton earned
45.000 world rankings points, remaining in 7th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 36 after improving upon their best so far this season. Stoughton ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
187.690 points earned so far this season.
