van Dorp Reaches 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 Quarters

Fourth
Wouter
Gosgens

SKIP
Jaap
van Dorp

Second
Laurens
Hoekman

Lead
Carlo
Glasbergen

Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) qualified for the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia;

van Dorp finished 2-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, van Dorp lost 8-3 to Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO) where van Dorp responded with a 6-5 win over Muyres. van Dorp won 7-4 against Greg Smith (St. John's , NL) in their final qualifying round match.

van Dorp earned 18.900 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2, remaining in 26th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.212 after improving upon their best so far this season. van Dorp ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 91.265 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

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