Jordan Peters (born December 12, 1998) is a

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curler from

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. He currently plays

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on Team

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Career

Peters first represented Manitoba at the

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as third for Brett Walter. There, they finished in tenth place out of twelve teams with a 3–5 record. He won his first Manitoba junior title in 2019 with skip J. T. Ryan, sending the team to the

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. At the championship, they finished round robin and championship pool play with a 7–3 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They defeated

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's Rylan Kleiter in the semifinal before losing to

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in the final. Peters joined the

rink at third for the 2019–20 season with Brayden Payette at second and Zack Bilawka at lead. The team lost in the final of the 2020 Manitoba Junior Provincials to Peters' former skip Walter but still got to compete at the

2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2020 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held from January 18 to 26 at the Langley Curling Centre and the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, British Columbia. The winners represented Canada at the 2020 World Ju ...

, representing the second Manitoba team as

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and

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did not send teams. The team finished the round robin and championship pool with a 9–1 record which qualified them for the final. The team curled 92% which led them to a 8–6 victory over

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's Daniel Bruce. At the

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, the team finished the round robin in second with a 7–2 record. In the playoffs, they defeated

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in the semifinal and

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in the final to claim the gold medal. On June 17, 2022, Peters announced his new teammates for the following season, Andrew Clapham, Zack Bilawka and, Cole Chandler for the 2022-23 season.

Personal life

Peters graduated as a business student at the

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. Peters is from a family of 6, with 2 younger brothers and 1 sister. Peters is an outspoken lifelong supporter of the

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of the

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Teams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Jordan 1998 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Manitoba People from Morris, Manitoba Sportspeople from Winkler, Manitoba