Dean Joanisse (New Westminster, BC) won
7-6 over
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) in the Final of the Vancouver Island Shootout, held November 21 - 23, 2014 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Joanisse won
5-4 over
Chris Baier (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals
Joanisse finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Joanisse defeated
Stephen Schneider (Vancouver, BC) 8-0, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Geall. Joanisse responded with a
7-4 win over
Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC). Joanisse won
8-2 against
Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN), then won
6-5 against
Brent Pierce (Kelowna , BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Vancouver Island Shootout Championship title, Joanisse earned
2.500 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN first prize cheque, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 76th place overall with
17.364 total points. Joanisse ranks 75th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.705 points earned so far this season.
