Gedak Runner-Up at 2020 Saskatchewan Tour Championship

SKIP
Brent
Gedak

Third
Jason
Ackerman

Second
Derek
Owens

Lead
Curtis
Horwath

Brent Gedak (Estevan, SK) lost 5-4 to Kody Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in the Final of the Saskatchewan Tour Championship, held January 3 - 5, 2020 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Gedak won 7-6 over Shaun Meachem (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2020 Saskatchewan Tour Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan; and won 9-4 over Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Saskatchewan Tour Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan;

Gedak finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gedak defeated Carson Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK) 8-3, then went on to lose 6-2 against Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK). Gedak responded with a 7-2 win over Meachem. Gedak went on to lose 6-5 against Hartung. Gedak responded with a 6-2 win over Sam Wills (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Saskatchewan Tour Championship, Gedak take home 14.621 world rankings points along with the $2,160CDN prize, moving up 10 spots the World Ranking Standings into 68th place overall with 77.012 total points. Gedak ranks 61st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 66.021 points earned so far this season.

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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

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