CHAMPION: Casper Wins 2023 St. Paul Cashspiel

Chaska, Minnesota

SKIP
Daniel
Casper

Third
Luc
Violette

Second
Ben
Richardson

Lead
Chase
Sinnett

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	9.05
PA/G:	5.24
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) won 6-1 over Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, MN) in the Final of the St. Paul Cashspiel, held October 13 - 15, 2023 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Casper won 7-2 over Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 St. Paul Cashspiel in St. Paul;

Casper finished 3-1 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Casper defeated Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ) 6-5, then won 5-3 against Mason Guentzel (Saint Paul, MN). Casper went on to lose 9-5 against Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT). Casper responded with a 9-2 win over Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the St. Paul Cashspiel Championship title, Casper earned 7.500 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 12 of the event schedule, Casper did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 25th place on the World Ranking Standings with 143.719 total points. Casper ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 48.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	42	21	0	0.667	7-5	7-2	3-1	0-1	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	440	380	284	8.64	6.45	2.18	5.11	4.05	1.69	1.60	0.84

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	203	259	54	20	5-0	22-5	52-7	1.28	0.27	0.43	0.18

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	237	121	230	17	4-6	5-15	17-39	0.51	0.97	0.57	0.33

2023: Daniel Casper
Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett , Jordan Moulton
Chaska, MN
2019: Rich Ruohonen
Greg Persinger, Rich Ruohonen, Colin Hufman, Philip Tilker, Kroy Nernberger
Minneapolis, USA
2018: Andrew Stopera
Andrew Stopera, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Graem Fenson
Chaska, USA
2017: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Rich Ruohonen, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2016: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2015: Todd Birr
Todd Birr, Doug Pottinger, John Benton, Tom O'Connor
, MN
2014: Mike Farbelow
Mike Farbelow, Rich Ruohonen, Kevin Johnson, Dan Ruehl
Blaine, MN
2013: Scott Ramsay
Scott Ramsay, Mark Taylor, Ross McFadyen, Kyle Werenich
Winnipeg, MB
2012: John Shuster
John Shuster, Jeff Isaacson, Jared Zezel, John Landsteiner
Duluth, MN
2011: Tyler George
Tyler George, Christopher Plys, Rich Ruohonen, Aanders Brorson
Duluth, MN
2010: Tyler George
Tyler George, Christopher Plys, Rich Ruohonen, Phill Drobnick
Duluth, MN
2009: Mike Pozihun
Mike Pozihun, Deron Surkan, Andy Peloza, Aaron Rogalski
Thunder Bay, ON
2008: Pete Fenson
Mike Pozihun, Deron Surkan, Andy Peloza, Aaron Rogalski
Bemidji, MN
2007: Craig Disher
Mike Pozihun, Deron Surkan, Andy Peloza, Aaron Rogalski
Rolla, ND
2006: Bryan Burgess
Bryan Burgess, Robin Champagne, Dale Wiersema, Gary Champagne
Thunder Bay, ON
2005: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar, Greg Wilson, Patrick Roe, Richard Maskel
Hibbing, MN
2004: Howard Restall
Howard Restall, Matt Wozniak, Alan Purdy, Fraser Koch
Winnipeg, MB
2003: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar, Mike Fraboni, Geoff Goodland, Richard Maskel
Hibbing, MN
2002: Dave Smith
Dave Smith
, MB
2001: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar
, USA
2000: Craig Brown
Paul Pustovar
Madison, WI
1999: Tim Somerville
Tim Somerville, Mike Schneeberger, Travis Way, John Gordon
Minneapolis, MN
1998: Bruce Melville
Bruce Melville, Rob Sinclair, Dale Wiersema, Larry Rathje
Thunder Bay, ON
1994: Steve Brown
Paul Pustovar, Dave Violette, Richard Maskel, Steve Brown
Madison, WI

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