Mark Kean (Stoney Creek, ON) lost
5-3 to
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, held September 8 - 13, 2015 in Paradise, Newfoundland / Labrador. To advance to the championship game, Kean won
6-4 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Paradise, Newfoundland / Labrador; and won
9-7 over
Chad Stevens (Halifax , NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Paradise, Newfoundland / Labrador;
Kean finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kean defeated
Rick Rowsell (St. John's, NL) 9-1, then won
7-2 against
James Grattan (Oromocto , NB) and
8-3 against
Travis Fanset (Brantford, ON). Kean won
5-4 against
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, Kean take home
26.108 world rankings points along with the $9,200CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
84.106 total points. Kean ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.722 points earned so far this season.
