Laycock4-7 at 2011 Tim Hortons Brier

Steve Laycock (Regina, SK) finished 4-7 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock defeated Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, Y/NWT) 6-4, then won 8-7 against Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC). Laycock went on to lose 10-3 against Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Laycock lost 7-6 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Laycock lost 7-6 to Shawn Adams (Halifax, NS) where Laycock responded with a 6-4 win over Jim Cotter (Kelowna, BC). Laycock won 8-7 against Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI). Laycock went on to lose 11-3 against Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Laycock lost 7-6 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Laycock lost 6-4 to James Grattan (Oromocto, NB). Laycock lost 6-3 to Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.

Laycock earned 8.000 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, remaining in 12th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 1.31 after improving upon their best so far this season. Laycock ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 112.040 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

Epping Perfect at Shorty Jenkins Classic

Northern Ontario's John Epping (Photo: AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic) defeated Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller 5-3 to go 8-0 and claim the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic.

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