Robert William Doherty (born August 6, 1988) is a Canadian curler from
Charlottetown
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,
Prince Edward Island
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. He currently plays
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Originally from New Brunswick, Doherty won the New Brunswick junior championships in 2009, playing second for the
Jon Rennie
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After juniors, Doherty moved to Prince Edward Island. He won the P.E.I. mixed title in 2010, playing second on a team skipped by Robert Campbell. The team represented the island province at the
2011 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The 2011 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held November 13–20, 2010 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba
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, which the team won. They won the P.E.I. mixed title again in 2012. They team had less success at the 2013 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, finishing with a 5–6 record.
In men's curling, Doherty joined the Robert Campbell after moving to P.E.I, throwing lead stones on the team. Doherty played in his first provincial championship at the 2010 PEI Labatt Tankard. The team went all the way to the final before losing to
Rod MacDonald
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. The team played in the 2011 PEI Labatt Tankard as well, but missed the playoffs.
For the 2011–12 season, Doherty played for the
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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-based Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink, playing second. The team played in the 2012 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship, finishing 4th place.
Doherty later returned to P.E.I., teaming up with Blair Jay, throwing second stones. The team played in the 2014 PEI Tankard, where they lost in the semi-final. In 2014, Doherty joined the Casey rink, throwing lead stones. The team entered several events on the
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from Jo ...
, including two
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
2015 PEI Tankard
The 2015 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship of Prince Edward Island, was held from February 6 to 10 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. The winning Adam Casey team represented Prince Edwa ...
, and would go on to represent the island at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, Doherty's first.
Personal life
Doherty works as an operations manager for the
Grand Slam of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and f ...