Bob Ursel
Encyclopedia
Bob "Bobby" Ursel is a Canadian
curler
who curls out of Kelowna, British Columbia
.
In 1984, Ursel skipped his native Manitoba to a Canadian Junior Curling Championship
. The following year, he skipped the Canadian Junior Team to a World Junior Curling Championship
title.
It would be 15 years out of junior that Ursel would finally make it to the Brier. He played third for Bert Gretzinger's 1999 British Columbia team. They finished 5-6. In 2002 Ursel moved to play third for Pat Ryan where he made the 2003 Nokia Brier
. At the 2003 Brier, the team lost in the semi-final to Nova Scotia (skipped by Mark Dacey
).
After the 2003 Brier, Ursel left the Ryan team to form his own team. He played in his third Brier in 2008 where he lost in the 3-4 game to Ontario's Glenn Howard
.
Ursel sat out most of the 2010-11 season with a knee injury. His team continued to be referred to as "Team Ursel" on the World Curling Tour
, but he was replaced by Ken Maskiewich at the third position while regular fourth Jim Cotter took over the reins as skip.
Ursel's father, Jim won the 1977 Brier, as skip of the Quebec team.
Key
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
who curls out of Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
.
In 1984, Ursel skipped his native Manitoba to a Canadian Junior Curling Championship
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
. The following year, he skipped the Canadian Junior Team to a World Junior Curling Championship
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
title.
It would be 15 years out of junior that Ursel would finally make it to the Brier. He played third for Bert Gretzinger's 1999 British Columbia team. They finished 5-6. In 2002 Ursel moved to play third for Pat Ryan where he made the 2003 Nokia Brier
2003 Nokia Brier
The 2003 Nokia Brier was held at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 1-9. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.Final...
. At the 2003 Brier, the team lost in the semi-final to Nova Scotia (skipped by Mark Dacey
Mark Dacey
Mark Dacey is a Canadian curler from the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but originally from Saskatchewan....
).
After the 2003 Brier, Ursel left the Ryan team to form his own team. He played in his third Brier in 2008 where he lost in the 3-4 game to Ontario's Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...
.
Ursel sat out most of the 2010-11 season with a knee injury. His team continued to be referred to as "Team Ursel" on the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
, but he was replaced by Ken Maskiewich at the third position while regular fourth Jim Cotter took over the reins as skip.
Ursel's father, Jim won the 1977 Brier, as skip of the Quebec team.
Grand Slam record
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 2005-06 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-Men's:-Women's:*Non-Canadians who win events are not counted in the rankings.**Non eligible team-WCT Money Ranking:-Sources:**... |
2006–07 2006-07 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-Men's:-Women's:-WCT Money Ranking:... |
2007–08 2007-08 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:Events in bold indicate Grand Slam events.-WCT Money Ranking:-Sources:*... |
2008–09 2008-09 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:... |
2009–10 2009-10 curling season The 2009–10 curling season began in September 2009 and ended in April 2010.-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour events:-Women's World Curling Tour events:... |
2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | Q | DNP | Q | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP |
| Canadian Open BDO Canadian Open of Curling The BDO Canadian Open of Curling is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of the Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour.-Event names:*Telus Canadian Open: 2001*M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open: 2002*Canadian Open: 2003, 2005... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | Q | QF | - |
| The National The National (curling) The Swiss Chalet National is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of four men's Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour.-Champions:* Called the BDO Curling Classic**Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP |
| Players' Championships Players' Championships The Players' Championships is the final event on the World Curling Tour, and a part of the Grand Slam of Curling, being the only slam to feature both a women's and men's tournament... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | - |
Key
- C – Champion
- F – Lost final
- SF – Lost semi final
- QF – Lost quarter final
- Q – Did not make playoffs
- DNP – Did not participate in event