Matt Dunstone
Matthew "Matt" Dunstone (born June 25, 1995)[2] is a Canadian curler from Kamloops, British Columbia.
Matt Dunstone | |
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Born | Matthew Dunstone June 25, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Team | |
Curling club | West Kildonan CC,[1] Winnipeg, MB |
Skip | Matt Dunstone |
Third | Braeden Moskowy |
Second | Catlin Schneider |
Lead | Dustin Kidby |
Alternate | Pat Simmons |
Career | |
Brier appearances | 1 (2018) |
Top CTRS ranking | 7th (2018–19) |
Grand Slam victories | 1 (2019 Masters) |
Medal record
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Curling career
Dunstone won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2013.[3] He represented Canada at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships, where he won the bronze medal. He was unable to defend his championship at the 2014 Canadian Juniors after losing in the finals of the Manitoba Canola Juniors to Braden Calvert. The next time he would represent Manitoba was in 2016, after winning the 2016 Manitoba Canola Juniors. This earned the Dunstone rink a spot in the 2016 Canadian Juniors where he won his second title after defeating Northern Ontario 11-4 in the final, and represented Canada at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships, winning a bronze medal.
Dunstone joined the Saskatchewan-based Steve Laycock rink for the 2017-18 curling season, initially as second, but later in the season began throwing fourth stones, while Laycock skipped and threw third. Dunstone won his first provincial men's championship in 2018 with Team Laycock. The team represented Saskatchewan at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, where they finished with a 6-5 record.
Team Laycock broke up in 2018, and Dunstone formed a new Saskatchewan-based team, with him as skip, Braeden Moskowy at third , Catlin Schneider at second and Dustin Kidby at lead. The team was invited to represent Canada at the third leg of the 2018-19 Curling World Cup. The team won the event, defeating Team Sweden's Niklas Edin rink in the final.
To start the 2019-20 season, Team Dunstone finished runner-up at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard to John Epping. Dunstone also won his first career Grand Slam at the 2019 Masters where he defeated Brad Gushue in the final.
Personal life
Dunstone works as a labourer for KR Brown Heating & Ventilation. He is in a relationship with fellow curler Erin Pincott.[4]
Grand Slam record
Key | |
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C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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Elite 10 | Q | Q | DNP | DNP | N/A |
Masters | DNP | DNP | Q | QF | C |
Tour Challenge | DNP | DNP | QF | Q | Q |
The National | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q |
Canadian Open | Q | DNP | Q | Q | |
Players' | Q | Q | DNP | Q | |
Champions Cup | DNP | Q | QF | Q |
References
- Matt Dunstone on the World Curling Federation database
- Matt Dunstone on the World Curling Tour database
- Matt Dunstone on the CurlingZone database
- http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/3438/teams/16766/team_athletes/16766-fourth-1493
- 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials: Media Guide
- "Manitoba claims Canadian Junior men's gold". Canadian Curling Association. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- https://www.curling.ca/files/2019/11/2019-Home-Hardware-Canada-Cup-Media-Guide-online.pdf