CHAMPION: Wipf Wins 2024 Curling Alberta U20 Provincials

SKIP
Kenan
Wipf

Third
Ky
Macaulay

Second
Michael
Keenan

Lead
Max
Cinnamon

Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) won 8-3 over Timothy Marin (Sherwood Park, AB) in the Final Wipf advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Curling Alberta U20 Provincials, held March 6 - 10, 2024 at the Drayton Valley Curl Club in Drayton Valley, Canada.

Wipf finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wipf defeated Lowell Whittmire (Castor, AB) 5-3, then went on to lose 8-4 against Ben Kiist (Edmonton, AB). Wipf responded with a 8-2 win over Nolan Duncan (Calgary, AB). Wipf won 9-3 against Terren Algot (Sherwood Park, AB), then won 7-6 against Kinley Burton (St. Albert, AB) and 10-6 against Zach Davies (Edmonton, AB). Wipf went on to lose 11-5 against Peter Hlushak (Edmonton, AB). Wipf responded with a 8-2 win over Marin in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Curling Alberta U20 Provincials Championship title, Wipf earned 3.750 world rankings points, moving up 50 spots the World Ranking Standings into 170th place overall with 9.188 total points. Wipf ranks 170th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.188 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	13	15	0	0.464	0-2	0-3	0-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	214	175	173	8.18	8.08	0.09	4.72	4.72	1.73	1.71	0.56

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	108	110	50	7	1-1	6-2	27-9	1.02	0.46	0.34	0.31

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	106	65	123	5	3-4	2-7	16-27	0.61	1.16	0.43	0.32

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