Ainsley Reaches Brantford NISSAN Classic Quarters

Toronto, Ontario

SKIP
Rob
Ainsley

Third
Dave
Ellis

Second
Graeme
Robson

Lead
Darren
Karn

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	7.44
PA/G:	6.51
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.23
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Rob Ainsley (Toronto, ON) qualified for the Brantford NISSAN Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-5 against Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON). of the Brantford NISSAN Classic in Paris, Ontario, Canada;

Ainsley finished 4-1 in the 24 team Brantford NISSAN Classic qualifying round, held November 29 - December 1 at the Paris Curling Club in Paris, Canada. In their opening game, Ainsley defeated Matthew Hall (Kitchener, ON) 7-2, then went on to lose 9-4 against Ferris. Ainsley responded with a 5-2 win over Brandon Tippin (Stroud, ON). Ainsley won 5-3 against Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury, NONT), then won 6-5 against John Willsey (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Ainsley earned 11.260 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Brantford NISSAN Classic. Ainsley move up 21 spots after posting a net gain of 9.08 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 109th overall with 39.483 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Ainsley ranks 97th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 28.584 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	4	2	0	0.667	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	43	32	28	7.44	6.51	0.93	5.12	3.02	1.45	2.15	1.86

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	19	23	0	4	0-0	2-0	4-0	1.21	0.00	0.40	0.00

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	24	9	28	4	0-1	1-3	0-6	0.38	1.17	0.23	0.29

2019: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Kevin Flewwelling, Chad Allen, Sean Harrison
Brantford, ON
2018: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March
Penetanguishe, ON
2017: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Evan Lilly, Jonah Mondloch, Robert Currie
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2016: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Aaron Squires, Tyler Morgan, Steve Bice
Sarnia, ON
2015: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Ben Bevan, Carter Adair, Aaron Chapman
Waterloo, ON
2014: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Craig Van Ymeren, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Jeff Gorda
St Thomas , ON
2013: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2012: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2011: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Codey Maus, Steve Bice, Jamie Danbrook
Sarnia, ON
2010: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2008: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Churchill, ON
2007: Pat Ferris
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Beamsville, ON
2006: John Epping
John Epping, Nick Rizzo, Scott Foster, Ken McDermot
Omemee, ON
2005: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, John Thompson, Rob Saunders, Jeff Armstrong
Kitchener, ON
2004: Todd Brandwood
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
Hamilton, ON
1996: Bob Ingram
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
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