CHAMPION: Jones Wins 2024 Superstore Monctonian Challenge

Moncton, New Brunswick

SKIP
Scott
Jones

Third
Jeremy
Mallais

Second
Brian
King

Lead
Jared
Bezanson

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	4.88
Hammer Efficiency:	0.61
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.75
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Scott Jones (Moncton, NB) won 6-1 over Kendal Thompson (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Superstore Monctonian Challenge, held December 13 - 15, 2024 in Moncton, New Brunswick. To advance to the championship game, Jones won 10-2 over Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2024 Superstore Monctonian Challenge in Moncton, New Brunswick;

Jones finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jones defeated Colten Steele (Dartmouth, NS) 7-3, then went on to lose 6-4 against Brody Hanson (Fredericton, NB). Jones responded with a 7-5 win over Thompson. Jones won 7-3 against New Brunswick's Zack Eldridge in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Superstore Monctonian Challenge Championship title, Jones earned 3.750 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 16 spots the World Ranking Standings into 131st place overall with 14.883 total points. Jones ranks 132nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.375 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	17	13	0	0.567	1-0	0-2	2-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	225	172	157	7.64	6.98	0.67	4.49	4.36	1.70	1.60	1.16

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	113	132	47	8	3-0	7-4	34-8	1.17	0.42	0.42	0.27

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	112	40	110	18	1-1	1-9	8-21	0.36	0.98	0.54	0.24

2023: Jean-Michel Arsenault
Julien Tremblay, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Jesse Mullen, Philippe Brassard , Eric Sylvain
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2022: Tyler Smith
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2021: James Grattan
James Grattan, Paul Dobson, Andy McCann, Jamie Brannen
Oromocto, NB
2019: Scott Jones
Scott Jones, Jeremy Mallais, Brian King, Robert Daley
Moncton, NB

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