Craig Reaches 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling Semifinals

Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia

SKIP
Wes
Craig

Third
Normand
Cote

Second
Keith
Clarke

Lead
Ron
Schmidt

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	7.40
PA/G:	6.60
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Wes Craig (Shawnigan Lake, BC) run at the 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-5 loss to Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC). of the 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; Craig advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-4 win over Dave Belway (Penticton, BC). of the 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;

Craig finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Craig lost 7-3 to Jared Kolomaya (Richmond, BC), then responded with a 7-2 win over Adam Fenton (New Westminster, BC). Craig won 6-4 against Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO). Craig went on to lose 7-4 against Kyler Kleibrink (Langley, BC). Craig responded with a 5-3 win over Fenton in their final qualifying round match.

Craig earned 4.250 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Kamloops Crown of Curling, moving up 211 spots the World Ranking Standings into 252nd place overall with 4.719 total points. Craig ranks 165th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	10	9	0	0.526	3-1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	144	108	110	7.50	7.64	-0.14	4.51	4.79	1.66	1.59	0.69

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	72	77	32	4	2-0	2-2	19-7	1.07	0.44	0.34	0.29

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	72	31	78	6	2-2	2-4	3-15	0.43	1.08	0.56	0.25

2024: Jeff Richard
Jeff Richard, Richard Krell, Daniel Wenzek, Brendan Acorn, Brad Wood
Kelowna, BC
2023: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Cody Johnston, Matthew McCrady, Nicholas Umbach
New Westminster, BC
2022: Hayato Sato
Go Aoki, Hayato Sato, Koki Ogiwara, Kazushi Niino, Ayato Sasaki, Takayuki Doi
Sapporo, JPN
2021: Soo-Hyuk Kim
Soo-Hyuk Kim, Chang-Min Kim, Jae Ik Jeon, Hak Kyun Kim , So Min Yoon
Uiseong, KOR
2019: Yuta Matsumura
Yuta Matsumura, Tetsuro Shimizu, Yasumasa Tanida, Shinya Abe, Kosuke Aita
Kitami, JPN
2018: Sean Geall
Sean Geall, Jeff Richard, Andrew Nerpin, David Harper
Kelowna, BC
2016: Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen
Maple Ridge, BC
2015: Sean Geall
Sean Geall, Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Mark Olson
New Westminster , BC
2014: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Tyler Orme, David Harper
Kelowna , BC
2013: Grant Dezura
Kevin MacKenzie, Grant Dezura, Jamie Smith, Kevin Recksiedler
Kelowna, BC
2012: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Kevin Recksiedler, Grant Dezura
New Westminster, BC
2011: Andrew Bilesky
Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Derek Errington, Aaron Watson
New Westminster , BC
2010: Jim Cotter
Jim Cotter, Ken Maskiewich, Kevin Folk, Rick Sawatsky
Vernon, BC
2009: Ted Appelman
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2008: Rick Folk
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
Kelowna, BC
2007: Bryan Miki
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
New Westminster, BC
2006: Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk, Dan Kammerlock, Richard Daneault, Cory Naharnie
Winnipeg, MB
2005: Bert Gretzinger
Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Tom Shypitka, Dave Mellof
Kelowna, BC
2004: Bob Ursel
Bob Ursel, TJ Perepolkin, Brendan Willis, Lance McGinn
Kelowna, BC
2003: Bert Gretzinger
Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Mark Whittle, Dave Mellof
Kelowna, BC
2002: Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Victoria, BC
2001: Adrian Bakker
Adrian Bakker
Calgary, AB
2000: Dennis Graber
Dennis Graber, Ralph Brust, Stacey Coomber, Dan Lemieux
Beaver Lodge, AB
1999: Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup
Richmond, BC
1998: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Carter Rycroft
Edmonton, AB
1994: Al Hackner
Al Hackner, Randy Ferbey, Pat McCallum, Richie Yurko
Thunder Bay, ON
1992: Mickey Pendergast
Mickey Pendergast
Calgary, AB

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