CHAMPION: 's Cory Heggestad Wins 2018 Port Elgin Superspiel

SKIP
Cory
Heggestad

Third
Andrew
Thompson

Second
Kelly
Schuh

Lead
James
Freeman

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	6.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.46

's Cory Heggestad won 9-3 over Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON) in the Final of the Port Elgin Superspiel, held November 16 - 18, 2018 at the Port Elgin Curling Club in Port Elgin, Canada. To advance to the championship game, 's Cory Heggestad won 5-4 over Damien Villard (Cambridge, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada; and won 8-3 over Wayne Tuck Jr. (Strathroy, ON) in the quarterfinals.

's Cory Heggestad finished 2-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, 's Cory Heggestad defeated Brandon Tippin (Elmvale, ON) 8-2, then went on to lose 5-3 against John Willsey (Waterloo, ON). 's Cory Heggestad responded with a 7-1 win over David Gravelle (Port Elgin, ON). 's Cory Heggestad went on to lose 8-3 against Kyle Foster (Arborg , MB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Port Elgin Superspiel Championship title, 's Cory Heggestad earned 24.209 world rankings points along with the $4,900CDN first prize cheque. 's Cory Heggestad move up 25 spots after posting a net gain of 20.283 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 57th overall with 71.764 total points on the World Ranking Standings. 's Cory Heggestad ranks 50th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 48.208 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: Mark Kean
Mark Kean, Brady Lumley, Matthew Garner, Spencer Dunlop
Woodstock, ON
2022: Alex Champ
Alex Champ, Charlie Richard, Terry Arnold, Scott Clinton
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2021: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Ian Dickie, Connor Duhaime, Zack Shurtleff
Grimsby, ON
2019: Mark Kean
Mark Kean, Charlie Richard, Tyler Twining, DJ Ronaldson
Woodstock, ON
2018: Cory Heggestad
Cory Heggestad, Andrew Thompson, Kelly Schuh, James Freeman
,
2017: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Chad Allen, Kurt Armstrong, Matt Pretty
Brantford, ON
2016: Dayna Deruelle
Dayna Deruelle, Kevin Flewwelling, Joe Frans, Sean Harrison
Brampton , ON
2015: Dayna Deruelle
Dayna Deruelle, Kevin Flewwelling, David Staples, Sean Harrison
Brampton, ON
2014: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, Brett Mellor, Peter Irwin, Carrie Mellor
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2013: Daryl Shane
Daryl Shane, Don Shane, Dan Shane, Dan Rivett
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2012: Len Rominger
Len Rominger, Bill Hall, Brad Doll, Christopher Dion
St. Catharines, ON
2011: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Craig Kochan, Scott McDonald, Paul Moffatt
Strathroy, ON
2009: Al Corbeil
Wayne Tuck Jr., Craig Kochan, Scott McDonald, Paul Moffatt
Collingwood, ON
2006: Curtis Cassidy
Curtis Cassidy, Darryl Nodwell, Ray Paget, Mike Ross
,
2005: Al Hutchinson
Al Hutchinson, Daryl Shane, Bruce Cox, Peter Irwin
,
1995: Jason Boyce
Jason Boyce
Bradford, ON
1993: John Base
John Base
Oakville, ON

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