CHAMPION: Calvert Wins MCT Championships

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Braden
Calvert

Third
Corey
Chambers

Second
Kyle
Kurz

Lead
Brendan
Bilawka

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	12.50
PA/G:	8.57
Hammer Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) won 6-5 over Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Championships, held January 12 - 14 at the Heather Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Calvert won 7-3 over Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

Calvert finished 3-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert defeated Thomas McGillivray (Winnipeg, MB) 8-3, then went on to lose 2-0 against Walter. Calvert responded with a 12-11 win over Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Calvert won 2-0 against McGillivray in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the MCT Championships Championship title, Calvert earned 11.250 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque. Calvert move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 9.75 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 46th overall with 81.164 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Calvert ranks 47th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 62.625 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	35	17	0	0.673	3-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	330	275	207	8.33	6.27	2.06	4.91	3.85	1.70	1.63	1.24

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	169	206	38	24	6-0	16-1	39-7	1.22	0.22	0.42	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	161	69	169	17	1-5	2-11	16-32	0.43	1.05	0.51	0.29

2022: Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin, Travis Taylor, Travis Brooks, Travis Saban
Brandon, MB
2021: Ryan Wiebe
Ryan Wiebe, Ty Dilello, Sean Flatt, Adam Flatt , Tom Clasper
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Riley Smith
Riley Smith, Nick Curtis, Jared Hancox, Trevor Grenkow
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Ian McMillan, Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg, MB
2016: David Bohn
David Bohn, Justin Richter, Tyler Forrest, Bryce J. McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2015: William Lyburn
William Lyburn, Jason Gunnlaugson, Richard Daneault, Braden Zawada
Winnipeg, MB
2014: David Bohn
David Bohn, Bryan Galbraith, Dennis Bohn, Larry Solomon
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Kelly Marnoch
William Kuran, Kelly Marnoch, Branden Jorgensen, Chris Cameron
Carberry, MB
2012: Sean Grassie
Sean Grassie, Corey Chambers, Kody Janzen, Stuart Shiells
Winnipeg, MB
2011: William Lyburn
William Lyburn, James Kirkness, Alex Forrest, Greg Melnichuk
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Mike McEwen
William Lyburn, James Kirkness, Alex Forrest, Greg Melnichuk
Winnipeg, MB
2006: Don Spriggs
Don Spriggs, Dean Moxham, Barry Pugh, Dale Michie
Portage, MB
2006: Graham Freeman
Graham Freeman, Scott Ramsay, Cory Barkley, Dwayne Barkley
, MB

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