Andrew Symonds (born July 6, 1974) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] He currently skips his own team on the World Curling Tour.
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| Born | July 6, 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | RE/MAX Centre, St. John's, NL[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Andrew Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Colin Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Stephen Trickett | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Keith Jewer | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 3 (2011, 2019, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2011, Symonds competed in his first Brier curling championship as an alternate for the Brad Gushue rink in London, Ontario.[3] They finished first in the round robin with a record of 9–2 before losing to Glenn Howard in the semi-finals to end the tournament with a third-place finish.
In 2019, Symonds qualified for his first Brier as a skip by winning the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard against the Rick Rowsell rink.[4] At the Brier, the Symonds rink went winless with a final record of 0–7.
In 2024, Symonds appeared again at the Montana's Brier. He defeated the Greg Smith rink in the 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard to qualify.[5] This qualification also made history as Symonds took lead Alex Smith to the Brier, who set the record for longest time in between Brier appearances.[6] Symonds went 2–6 at the Brier.
Personal life
editAndrew Symonds is a sales executive for Nasdaq Verafin. He has three children. He started curling when he was 24 years old.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Team Andrew Symonds Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Montana's Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Full 2011 Brier bios". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Symonds Looks To Make a Hit at Brier". Saltwire. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Provincial Mens and Womens Curling Champions Crowned". Saltwire. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Long Time Between Briers, Newfoundland and Labrador's Alex Smith Back in it 35 Years Later". TSN. Retrieved March 18, 2024.