Shawn Adams (born April 4, 1974 in

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. With a 2021 population of 8,790, Bridgewater is the largest town in the South Shore region. Priding itself as "The Main Street of the So ...

) is a

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curler from

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Career

Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up at the

1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 1992 Pepsi Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held in Vernon, British Columbia. Men's Teams Standings Results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Draw 10 Draw 11 ...

, and then the next year, won the 1993 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, however he was stripped of the championship because of alcohol violations 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 The 2002 Nokia Brier was the Canadian men's curling championship. It was held from March 9 to 17, 2002 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones through ...

he improved on that record with a 6-5 record. Finally, at the

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 T ...

, Adams would finish the round-robin with an 8-3 record earning him a berth in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Adams defeated

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's Jean-Michel Menard in the 3-4 game, then he defeated

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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. However, in 2005 with a new team of Dave Elias, ...

in the semi-final before losing to

Randy Ferbey Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team. Born in Edmonton, Albert ...

and

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in the final. Adams won his final Nova Scotia championship in 2011, and went 5-6 at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. In 2011, Adams moved to

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. In 2013, he played in his only provincial championship in the province. He would later move back to Nova Scotia.

Grand Slam record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Shawn 1974 births Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Curlers from Nova Scotia Canadian male curlers Living people People from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Canadian people of British descent Canada Cup (curling) participants