deConinck Smith Reaches 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 Semifinals

SKIP
Carl
deConinck Smith

Third
Jeff
Sharp

Second
Brady
Scharback

Lead
Mark
Larsen

Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) run at the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-6 loss to Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan; deConinck Smith advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over Craig Brown (Madison, USA). of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan;

deConinck Smith finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, deConinck Smith defeated Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) 8-5, then won 6-3 against Dayna Deruelle (Kingston, ON). deConinck Smith went on to lose 5-2 against Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). deConinck Smith responded with a 5-3 win over Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

deConinck Smith earned 28.244 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, moving up 12 spots the World Ranking Standings into 44th place overall with 99.371 total points. deConinck Smith ranks 21st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 28.244 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2023: Daniel Casper
Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett , Jordan Moulton
Chaska, MN
2022: Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, Thomas Howell
Duluth, MN
2019: Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson, Joe Polo, Shawn Rojeski
Chaska, USA
2018: Kirk Muyres
Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Daniel Marsh, Dallan Muyres
Saskatoon, SK
2017: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Jonathan Beuk, David Staples, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2015: Jim Cotter
Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky
Vernon, BC

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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