Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams
Born (1974-04-04) April 4, 1974 (age 50)
Curling career
Brier appearances4 (2000, 2002, 2005, 2011)

Shawn Adams (born April 4, 1974, in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.

Career

Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations after the victory.[1][2]

7 years later Adams came back to the scene winning the Nova Scotia championships for the right to go to the 2000 Labatt Brier, where he finished 3–8. Two years later, at the 2002 Nokia Brier he improved on that record with a 6–5 record. Finally, at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, Adams would finish the round-robin with an 8–3 record earning him a berth in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Adams defeated Quebec's Jean-Michel Menard in the 3–4 game, then he defeated Manitoba's Randy Dutiaume in the semi-final before losing to Randy Ferbey and Alberta in the final. Adams won his final Nova Scotia championship in 2011, and went 5–6 at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier.

In 2011, Adams moved to Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2013, he played in his only provincial championship in the province. He would later move back to Nova Scotia.

Grand Slam record

Key
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 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Masters SF Q Q Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Q
Canadian Open DNP DNP F DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The National Q QF Q Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Players' DNP DNP Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

References

  1. ^ Bill Graveland (April 11, 2009). "Juniors slapped with booze ban: WCF adopts zero tolerance policy on rowdies". The Eye Opener. Canadian Curling Association. Shawn Adams [...] was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations after the victory. Adams and his teammates were of legal drinking age but junior rules stipulated no drinking during the event.
  2. ^ Bob Weeks (March 12, 2005). "Adams slips into next round under radar". The Globe and Mail. Even though all four players were of legal age, they were prohibited from representing Canada at the world championships.