The Scottish Curling Tour takes to the ice at The Peak Sports Village in Stirling this weekend with a fantastic outfit of 16 teams competing in the triple knockout competition. The newly announced Sochi 2013 Team GB men's team (playing under Team Awaken Consulting) will be competing in their first event on Scottish soil for the season and Martin Lill and his team from Estonia return to Scotland once again looking for their third win on the SCT of this season.
To follow the results of the competition and to track the teams the progress along the A, B & C roads , click here.
October 17, 2013
October 15, 2013
Forfar winners........
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| Forfar Open Champions - Team Ross McCleary |
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| Ladies Winners and Forfar Open Runners-up - Team Kerry Barr |
October 14, 2013
McCleary wins at Forfar
The Goldline Scottish Curling Tour rolled into Forfar at the weekend and as always proved successful both on and off the ice.
Sunday morning quarters saw Cameron Bryce edge Craig Joiner 5-4 in an all junior battle. Ross McCleary ran out comfortable winners 8-2 over Robin Brydone. David Edwards, who coasted through his section scoring 57 shots found the going far tougher stealing and extra end victory over John Hamilton 6-5. The last quarter saw Kerry Barr win the ladies event with victory over Maggie Wilson 10-1.
Looking for a double triumph Kerry went on to defeat David Edwards 5-4 in a close semi-final. The other semi saw Ross McCleary beating Cameron Bryce 7-4.
The final proved one step too far for Kerry and her team as Ross McCleary took the win in an extra end 6-4.
So congratulations go to Ross McCleary and his team of James Stark, Craig Gudmundsson and Gavin Baird on their victory. A great start for them, with their 1st competition of the season.
Special thanks to Mike Ferguson for being a great host and providing some Saturday night fun (along with the delightful Deirdre!). Also to Graham Smith for the excellent ice.
The SCT now heads for Stirling this weekend.......
Sunday morning quarters saw Cameron Bryce edge Craig Joiner 5-4 in an all junior battle. Ross McCleary ran out comfortable winners 8-2 over Robin Brydone. David Edwards, who coasted through his section scoring 57 shots found the going far tougher stealing and extra end victory over John Hamilton 6-5. The last quarter saw Kerry Barr win the ladies event with victory over Maggie Wilson 10-1.
Looking for a double triumph Kerry went on to defeat David Edwards 5-4 in a close semi-final. The other semi saw Ross McCleary beating Cameron Bryce 7-4.
The final proved one step too far for Kerry and her team as Ross McCleary took the win in an extra end 6-4.
So congratulations go to Ross McCleary and his team of James Stark, Craig Gudmundsson and Gavin Baird on their victory. A great start for them, with their 1st competition of the season.
Special thanks to Mike Ferguson for being a great host and providing some Saturday night fun (along with the delightful Deirdre!). Also to Graham Smith for the excellent ice.
The SCT now heads for Stirling this weekend.......
October 09, 2013
Off to Forfar this weekend...
With the curling season well underway now, we head to Forfar Indoor Sports this weekend for the Forfar Open. This event is the third item in the Scottish Curling Tour calendar for the season and we see alot of different teams taking to the ice this weekend looking to gain some valuable SCT points. In addition to the main SCT event, the Ladies event will also be running with defending champion Kerry Barr returning to defend last years title.
Follow the results here.
Follow the results here.
September 30, 2013
Deja Vu at Braehead
The second event of the Goldline Scottish Curling Tour took place this weekend at Braehead and produced the same final as last week with Martin Lill defeating Kyle Smith 7-5 in the final. A score of 4 in the third end proving decisive.
The quarter finals saw Martin Lill defeat Van Dorp 5-2, Alan Hannah 8-2 winners against Team NYP, Kyle Smith edging Blair Fraser 6-5 and Lorna Vevers producing the same 6-5 score line against David Jones.
Kyle defeated Lorna 7-1 in the semis with Martin beating Alan 4-2.
A great two weeks in Scotland for the Estonians and they are off to a flier in the Tour.
Will we see them back for more to try to win the overall prize?
The quarter finals saw Martin Lill defeat Van Dorp 5-2, Alan Hannah 8-2 winners against Team NYP, Kyle Smith edging Blair Fraser 6-5 and Lorna Vevers producing the same 6-5 score line against David Jones.
Kyle defeated Lorna 7-1 in the semis with Martin beating Alan 4-2.
A great two weeks in Scotland for the Estonians and they are off to a flier in the Tour.
Will we see them back for more to try to win the overall prize?
September 24, 2013
New Season, New Dawn
The first event of the 2013/14 Scottish Curling Tour took place at Dumfries at the weekend.
The 4 quarter finals produced close games with Grant Hardie and David Edwards coming through with 7-3 wins against Cameron Bryce and Scott Robertson respectively. Kyle Smith beat Veronica Zappone's young Italian team 5-3 and Martin Lill's Estonia team stole at an extra end to edge out Frazer Hare 6-5.
The semi finals were just as close with Martin Lill taking 3 shots down the last for a 6-5 win against David Edwards. Kyle Smith stole at an extra end to beat Grant Hardie 5-4.
In the final Martin Lill and Kyle Smith were tied at 4-4 after 7 ends with the Estonians producing another last end steal for the win when Kyle came up short needing the 8 foot circle for the win .
We have our first overseas winner of a SCT event and congratulate Martin Lill, Harry Lill, Siim Sildnik and Fred Randver on a successful weekend.
Here is the winning team with the trophy donated by Allen Henderson of Sulwath Brewers.
September 17, 2013
This weekend the Sulwath Open kicks off the Scottish Curling Tour for 2013-2014
This weekend (20-22 September) marks the first event on the Scottish Curling Tour of the 2013-2014 season with a great event taking place at Dumfries Ice Bowl.
The Sulwath Open will host 14 teams over the course of the weekend with a high standard of curlers contesting for the first win on the Tour. This year the Sulwath Open will play host to the current Tour Champions, World Junior Champions and overseas teams from Italy and Estonia.
On Saturday evening the Teams will finish their day of curling in time to go and support the local ice hockey team, the Solway Sharks and for the first time Dumfries Ice Bowl will take cars onto the ice surface for hands on remote control grand prix racing.
The games start at 2.00pm on Friday. To follow the results, click here.
The Sulwath Open will host 14 teams over the course of the weekend with a high standard of curlers contesting for the first win on the Tour. This year the Sulwath Open will play host to the current Tour Champions, World Junior Champions and overseas teams from Italy and Estonia.
On Saturday evening the Teams will finish their day of curling in time to go and support the local ice hockey team, the Solway Sharks and for the first time Dumfries Ice Bowl will take cars onto the ice surface for hands on remote control grand prix racing.
The games start at 2.00pm on Friday. To follow the results, click here.
September 02, 2013
Forfar Open
The Forfar Open is still looking for some entries for their event to be held Friday 11th October - Sunday 13th October.
There is also a ladies event incorporated in the draw with a prize for the top ladies team which Kerry Barr is back to defend.
This is sure to be a great event with hospitality provided by Mike Ferguson who is sure to have some off ice activities if previous years are anything to go by.
A mini bus service also runs between Brechin and the Ice Rink so the social side can be enjoyed to the full.
The entry form can be found on their website at the below link
www.forfarindoorsports.co.uk
There is also a ladies event incorporated in the draw with a prize for the top ladies team which Kerry Barr is back to defend.
This is sure to be a great event with hospitality provided by Mike Ferguson who is sure to have some off ice activities if previous years are anything to go by.
A mini bus service also runs between Brechin and the Ice Rink so the social side can be enjoyed to the full.
The entry form can be found on their website at the below link
www.forfarindoorsports.co.uk
July 16, 2013
Dumfries Ice Bowl Open
Dumfries Ice Bowl will kick off the new SCT curling season on 20th-22nd September when it hosts its annual event.
Why come to Dumfries you ask:
WCF Swedish ice technician Leif Ohman will be onsite to prepare ice for this tournament.
New improved ice surface with the installation of a water filtration unit to produce championship ice conditions.
New double sided curling stones which have had the competition side serviced ready for a fantastic finish for aggressive game play.
Enjoy down time watching the local Solway Sharks ice hockey team on the Saturday night.
Dumfries Ice Bowl will also for the first time take cars to the ice for hands on remote control grand prix racing.
Cash prizes available for quarter finalists and beyond.
Get the advantage of playing at one of the venues for the Scottish Playdowns.
The below link to their website has the entry form, so don't delay get your entry in for what will be a popular first event of the season and a chance to get early points on the board.
April 28, 2013
New Season Preparations
Although the curling season has just ended, you may now turn focus to arranging your schedules for next season.
The SCT committee are pleased to announce that all eight events have signed up again for next season.
You will find all the dates and contacts on the calendar section of the website.
The SCT committee are pleased to announce that all eight events have signed up again for next season.
You will find all the dates and contacts on the calendar section of the website.
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