Jake Walker (born March 14, 1989) is a

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curler originally from Minden, Ontario. He is a former Canadian Junior champion, and world junior bronze medallist. As a Bantam-aged curler, Walker won the Ontario Bantam championship in 2005, playing third for Ben Willemse. In 2010, Walker and his rink of Craig Van Ymeren,

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and

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won the

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. The team would represent the province at the 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in

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. Walker would lead the rink to a 9-3 round robin record, followed by winning the semi-final against Saskatchewan's

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and the final against Manitoba's Alex Forrest. This earned the four-some a berth at the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships in

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, representing Canada. The team sneaked into the playoffs after a 6-3 round robin record left them in a tie with Norway's Steffen Mellemseter. They beat Norway, but lost to Switzerland's

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in the 3 vs. 4 game. This put the team into the bronze medal game, which they won, against China's

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. After his junior career, Walker focused on University Curling and his

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team. Walker skipped Waterloo to 2nd place at the 2012 CIS/CCA Curling Championships, losing to the

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in the final. Walker would avenge this loss at the 2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships, where he beat Bottcher to win the championship. In 2013, Walker began curling on the

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, assembling a team with himself at skip, Dayna Deruelle at third, Andrew McGaugh at second and Jason McGaugh at lead. Walker made the provincial championships in their first season together, Walker's

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appearance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jake Living people Curlers from Ontario 1989 births People from Haliburton County University of Waterloo alumni Canadian male curlers