Balsdon Runner-Up at 2019 Moosehead Classic Open

Montreal, Quebec

SKIP
Greg
Balsdon

Third
Jeffrey
Stewart

Second
Ian
South

Lead
Christian
Bouchard

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	11.14
PA/G:	6.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.28
Force Efficiency:	0.82
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Greg Balsdon (Montreal, QC) lost 6-2 to Jason Camm (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Moosehead Classic Open, held October 12 - 14, 2019 at the RCMP Curling Club in Ottawa, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won 7-2 over Doug Johnston (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 Moosehead Classic Open in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and won 8-4 over Ontario's Paul Adams in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Moosehead Classic Open in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;

Balsdon finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) 6-3, then won 9-4 against Stephen Watson (Ottawa, ON) and 7-2 against Ontario's Jason LaMontagne in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Moosehead Classic Open, Balsdon take home 11.069 world rankings points along with the $1,000CDN prize, moving up 34 spots the World Ranking Standings into 113th place overall with 33.080 total points. Balsdon ranks 109th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 11.069 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

2022: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Ian Dickie, Zack Shurtleff, Punit Sthankiya
Navan, ON
2021: Howard Rajala
Howard Rajala, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, Paul Madden
Ottawa, ON
2019: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Jordie Lyon-Hatcher, Kurt Armstrong, Brett Lyon-Hatcher
Ottawa, ON
2018: Colin Dow
Colin Dow, Jordie Lyon-Hatcher, Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski, R.J. Johnson
Ottawa, ON
2017: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Erik Lachance, Christian Bouchard
Montreal, QC
2016: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2015: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Quebec, QC
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2012: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2011: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau/Levis, QC
2010: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2008: Jean-Michel Menard
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Quebec, QC
2007: Jean-Michel Menard
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Québec City/Gatineau, QC
2006: Pierre Charette
Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Philippe Lemay, Marco Berthelot
Gatineau, QC
2005: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2004: Don Westphal
Don Westphal, Dwayne Fowler, Shawn Fowler, Marco Berthelot
Buckingham, QC

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