Dunstone Reaches 2025 AMJ Players' Championship Semifinals

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Matt
Dunstone

Third
Colton
Lott

Second
E.J.
Harnden

Lead
Ryan
Harnden

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	8.40
PA/G:	5.80
Hammer Efficiency:	0.63
Steal Defense:	0.11
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) run at the 2025 AMJ Players' Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-5 loss to Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI). of the 2025 AMJ Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; Dunstone advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-1 win over Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2025 AMJ Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;

Dunstone finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dunstone lost 4-3 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL), then responded with a 7-2 win over Joel Retornaz (Cembra, ITA). Dunstone won 6-1 against Brad Jacobs (Edmonton, AB). Dunstone went on to lose 9-8 against McEwen. Dunstone responded with a 7-5 win over John Epping (Sudbury, NO) in their final qualifying round match.

Dunstone earned 42.500 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the AMJ Players' Championship, remaining in 4th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.875 after improving upon their best so far this season. Dunstone ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 353.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	59	22	0	0.728	6-1	4-2	1-0	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	600	491	337	8.18	5.62	2.57	4.75	3.70	1.72	1.52	1.55

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	303	377	59	56	11-0	24-4	85-9	1.24	0.19	0.49	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	297	114	278	37	4-1	5-16	12-63	0.38	0.94	0.56	0.27

2025: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Stirling, SCO
2024: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2023: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Calgary, AB
2022: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Alan Hannah
Stirling, SCO
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2017: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2016: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden , Tom Coulterman
Sault Ste Marie, NO
2014: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Marc Kennedy, David Nedohin, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2013: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2012: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers
Toronto, ON
2011: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert , Jules Owchar
Edmonton, AB
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2006: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2005: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2004: John Morris
John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt
Calgary, AB
2003: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Jim Spencer
Winnipeg, MB
2002: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON
2001: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
2000: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
1999: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
1998: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
1997: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark
Penatanguishene, ON
1995: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Toronto, ON
1995: Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider
Kronau, SK
1994: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, James Pahl, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg
Edmonton, AB
1993: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner
Penetanguishene, ON

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