Mark Kean
| Mark Kean | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 22, 1988 Innerkip, Ontario |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Annandale CC, Ajax, Ontario |
| Skip | Mark Kean |
| Third | Travis Fanset |
| Second | Patrick Janssen |
| Lead | Tim March |
| Career | |
| Top CCA ranking | 9th (2012-13) |
Mark Kean (born June 22, 1988 in Innerkip, Ontario) is a Canadian curler.
Kean's junior career involved winning the provincial junior mixed title in 2009. Kean made a quick transition to men's curling winning the provincial Colts trophy in 2010 and in 2011 playing in his first provincial tournament. At the 2011 provincial championship, his rink finished with a 3-7 record.
As preparation for the 2011 provincial, the Kean rink played in their first Grand Slam of Curling event, at the 2011 BDO Canadian Open of Curling, where they went winless (0-5).
Kean qualified for his second provincial championship in 2012 posting a 3-7 record. The rink also played in two Grand Slam events that season, the 2011 World Cup of Curling where they went 0-5 and the 2011 BDO Canadian Open of Curling where they won their first game (defeating John Epping) in a Grand Slam event, going 1-4
The Kean rink played in the 2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling where they again were win less, going 0-5. However in their second Grand Slam of the season, the 2012 Canadian Open of Curling, not only did they win a game, they went all the way to the semi-final where they lost to provincial rival Glenn Howard.
Grand Slam record
| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters / World Cup | DNP | Q | Q | DNP |
| Canadian Open | Q | Q | SF | QF |
| The National | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP |
| Players' Championships | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP |
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