Shawn Adams
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Shawn Adams is a Canadian
curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
.
Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior Championship
, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Championship
, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations1 after the victory. 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.
1Adams and his teammates were of legal drinking age, however, junior rules stipulate that one cannot drink during an event.
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 from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Upper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333 within the Halifax Regional Municipality, 22.3 km west from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.-2008 fire:...
.
Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up in the 1992 Canadian Junior 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....
, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior 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....
, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations1 after the victory. 7 years later Adams came back to the scene winning the Nova Scotia championships for the right to go to the 2000 Labatt Brier
2000 Labatt Brier
The 2000 Labatt Brier curling competition was held March 4-12 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the last Brier to be sponsored by Labatt. Skip Greg McAulay out of British Columbia beat out notable teams such as Kevin Martin, and Jeff Stoughton to go on to defeat Russ...
, where he finished 3-8. Two years later, at the 2002 Nokia Brier
2002 Nokia Brier
The 2002 Nokia Brier was the Canadian Men's Curling Championship. It was held from March 9 to March 17, 2002 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones throughout the tournament while his mate David Nedohin...
he improved on that record with a 6-5 record. Finally, at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier
2005 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams—one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest Territories, plus a team representing Northern Ontario...
, Adams would finish the round-robin with an 8-3 record earning him a berth in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Adams defeated Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
's Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...
in the 3-4 game, then he defeated Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
's Randy Dutiaume
Randy Dutiaume
Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...
in the semi-final before losing to Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....
and Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
in the final.
1Adams and his teammates were of legal drinking age, however, junior rules stipulate that one cannot drink during an event.