CHAMPION: Brunton Wins 2018 StuSells Toronto Tankard

SKIP
Kira
Brunton

Third
Megan
Smith

Second
Sara
Guy

Lead
Kate
Sherry

Kira Brunton (Sudbury, ON) won 7-4 over Cathy Auld (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the StuSells Toronto Tankard, held October 5 - 8, 2018 at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Brunton won 8-1 over Jacqueline Harrison (Toronto, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2018 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-5 over Kristen Streifel (Regina, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada;

Brunton finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brunton defeated Hollie Duncan (Toronto, ON) 5-4, then went on to lose 12-4 against Julie Tippin (Woodstock, ON). Brunton responded with a 8-3 win over Erica Hopson (Ottawa, ON). Brunton won 7-4 against Ashley Howard (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the StuSells Toronto Tankard Championship title, Brunton earned 38.560 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. Brunton move up 149 spots after posting a net gain of 38.432 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 83rd overall with 39.712 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Brunton ranks 28th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.560 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

2023: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, Myungsup Lim
Gangneung, KOR
2022: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller
Aarau, SUI
2021: Hollie Duncan
Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt, Julie Tippin
Woodstock , ON
2020: Lauren Mann
Lauren Mann, Kira Brunton, Cheryl Kreviazuk, Karen Trines
Ottawa, ON
2019: Kira Brunton
Kira Brunton, Lindsay Dubue, Calissa Daly, Jessica Leonard
Sudbury, NO
2018: Kira Brunton
Kira Brunton, Megan Smith, Sara Guy, Kate Sherry , Rodney Guy
Sudbury, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt
, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Kimberly Tuck
, ON
2015: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson
, WI
2014: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Lori Eddy
, ON
2013: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Katie Cottrill, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
, ON
2012: Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault, Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Jenn Baxter, Nancy Delahunt
Halifax, NS
2011: Cathy Auld
Cathy Auld, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Mary Chilvers
Mississauga, ON
2010: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON

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