CHAMPION: 's John Willsey Wins 2018 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel

SKIP
John
Willsey

Third
Connor
Lawes

Second
Robert
Currie

Lead
Evan
Lilly

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	9.02
PA/G:	4.71
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.45

's John Willsey won 8-1 over 's Cory Heggestad in the Final of the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel, held October 11 - 14, 2018 at the Stroud Curling Club in Innisfil, Canada. To advance to the championship game, 's John Willsey won 6-4 over 's Wayne Tuck Jr. in the semifinals of the 2018 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-3 over 's Richard Krell in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada;

's John Willsey finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, 's John Willsey defeated Dave Ellis (Toronto, ON) 9-0, then won 6-5 against 's Chris Wimmer. 's John Willsey went on to lose 6-2 against 's Ian Dickie. 's John Willsey lost 4-3 to 's Richard Krell where 's John Willsey responded with a 6-1 win over Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel Championship title, 's John Willsey earned 21.211 world rankings points along with the $2,800CDN first prize cheque. 's John Willsey move up 12 spots after posting a net gain of 16.025 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 46th overall with 86.129 total points on the World Ranking Standings. 's John Willsey ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 39.495 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: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Landan Rooney, Connor Duhaime, Robert Currie
Grimsby, ON
2022: Yannick Schwaller
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Yannick Schwaller, Sven Michel, Pablo Lachat
Geneva, SUI
2019: Sandy MacEwan
Sandy MacEwan, Dustin Montpellier, Lee Toner, Luc Ouimet
Sudbury, NO
2018: John Willsey
John Willsey, Connor Lawes, Robert Currie, Evan Lilly
,
2017: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Chad Allen, Kurt Armstrong, Matt Pretty
, ON
2016: Chad Allen
Chad Allen, Travis Fanset, Kurt Armstrong, Matt Pretty
Brantford, ON
2015: Codey Maus
Scott McDonald, Codey Maus, Wesley Forget, Jeff Grant
Toronto, ON
2014: Colin Dow
Colin Dow, Ritchie Gillan, Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2013: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Mark Bice, Tyler Morgan, Jamie Farnell
Toronto, ON
2012: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Acton, ON
2011: Jake Higgs
Brent Ross, Jake Higgs, Jonathan Beuk, Bill Buchanan
Harriston, ON
2010: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Darryl Prebble, Trevor Wall
Toronto, ON
2009: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey
Toronto, ON
2008: Terry Corbin
Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey
Brantford, ON
2007: Kirk Ziola
Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey
London, ON
2006: Cary Luner
Cary Luner, Jon St. Denis, Ken McLaren, Bruce Scott
Toronto, ON
2005: Kirk Ziola
Kirk Ziola, Darcy Tomchick, Jake Higgs, Kevin Ackerman
Ilderton, ON

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