# Bob Ursel

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Canadian curler and curling coach (born 1965)

Bob Ursel Curler Born (1965-02-12) February 12, 1965 (age 61) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Team Curling club Kelowna CC, Kelowna Curling career Brier appearances 3 (1999, 2003, 2008) Top CTRS ranking 10th (2007-08, 2009-10) Grand Slam victories 0 Medal record Curling World Junior Championships 1985 Perth Nokia Brier 2003 Halifax

**Robert (Bob) "Bobby" Ursel**[1] (born February 12, 1965) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [curler](/source/Curling) and curling [coach](/source/Coach_(sport)). Born in [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba), Ursel lives of [Kelowna](/source/Kelowna), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia).

## Curling career

After finishing 6–5 at the [1983 Canadian Junior Men's Curling Championship](/source/1983_Canadian_Junior_Men's_Curling_Championship), Ursel [skipped](/source/Skip_(curling)) his native Manitoba to a [Canadian Junior Curling Championship](/source/Canadian_Junior_Curling_Championships) [In 1984](/source/1984_Canadian_Junior_Men's_Curling_Championship). The following year, he skipped the Canadian Junior Team to a [World Junior Curling Championship](/source/1985_World_Junior_Curling_Championships) title. That team was inducted into the [Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame](/source/Manitoba_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) in 2016.[2]

It would be 15 years out of junior that Ursel would finally make it to [the Brier](/source/The_Brier). He played third for [Bert Gretzinger](/source/Bert_Gretzinger)'s 1999 British Columbia team. They finished 5-6. In 2002 Ursel moved to play third for [Pat Ryan](/source/Pat_Ryan_(curler)) where he made the [2003 Nokia Brier](/source/2003_Nokia_Brier). At the 2003 Brier, the team lost in the semi-final to Nova Scotia (skipped by [Mark Dacey](/source/Mark_Dacey)).

After the 2003 Brier, Ursel left the Ryan team to form his own team. Ursel won his third and final BC provincial championship, and only one as skip in 2008, when he defeated former World Champion [Greg McAulay](/source/Greg_McAulay) 8–7 in the final an extra end.[3] He played in his third [Brier in 2008](/source/2008_Tim_Hortons_Brier) where he lost in the 3-4 game to Ontario's [Glenn Howard](/source/Glenn_Howard).

Ursel sat out most of the 2010-11 season with a knee injury. His team continued to be referred to as "Team Ursel" on the [World Curling Tour](/source/World_Curling_Tour), but he was replaced by Ken Maskiewich at the third position while regular fourth [Jim Cotter](/source/Jim_Cotter_(curler)) took over the reins as skip.

He is the coach of [Japanese](/source/Japan) men's team, who won gold at the [2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships](/source/2018_Pacific-Asia_Curling_Championships).

## Personal life

Ursel's father, [Jim](/source/Jim_Ursel), won the 1977 Brier as skip of the Quebec team. Ursel is currently married,[4] and has four children. Prior to becoming the Japanese national team coach, he was employed as a police officer.[5]

## Grand Slam record

Key C Champion F Lost in Final SF Lost in Semifinal QF Lost in Quarterfinals R16 Lost in the round of 16 Q Did not advance to playoffs T2 Played in Tier 2 event DNP Did not participate in event N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season

Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Masters Q DNP Q DNP Q DNP Canadian Open DNP DNP DNP Q Q QF The National DNP DNP DNP DNP Q Q Players' Championships DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Q

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1985 Bob Ursel Team"](http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=508&criteria_name=&criteria_sport=&criteria_keywords=&criteria_induction=2016&criteria_sort=name). *Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database*. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ursel rink wins B.C. title, sets sights on Brier in Winnipeg"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91858842/the-province/). *The Province*. February 11, 2008. p. A38. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** 2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team Japan

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide"](https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/03/2021-BKT-Tires-OK-Tire-World-Mens-Curling-Championship-media-guide.pdf) (PDF). *Curling Canada*. Retrieved March 30, 2021.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## External links

- [Bob Ursel](https://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/2350) at [World Curling](/source/World_Curling)

v t e World Junior Men's Curling Champions Year: (country's flag) champion skip 1975: Jan Ullsten 1976: Paul Gowsell 1977: Bill Jenkins 1978: Paul Gowsell 1979: Donald Barcome Jr. 1980: Andrew McQuistin 1981: Peter Wilson 1982: Sören Grahn 1983: John Base 1984: Al Edwards 1985: Bob Ursel 1986: David Aitken 1987: Douglas Dryburgh 1988: Jim Sullivan 1989: Peja Lindholm 1990: Stefan Traub 1991: Alan MacDougall 1992: Stefan Heilman 1993: Craig Wilson 1994: Colin Davison 1995: Tom Brewster 1996: James Dryburgh 1997: Ralph Stöckli 1998: John Morris 1999: John Morris 2000: Brad Kuhn 2001: Brad Gushue 2002: David Hamblin 2003: Steve Laycock 2004: Niklas Edin 2005: Kyle George 2006: Charley Thomas 2007: Charley Thomas 2008: Chris Plys 2009: Rasmus Stjerne 2010: Peter de Cruz 2011: Oskar Eriksson 2012: Brendan Bottcher 2013: Kyle Smith 2014: Yannick Schwaller 2015: Braden Calvert 2016: Bruce Mouat 2017: Lee Ki-jeong 2018: Tyler Tardi 2019: Tyler Tardi 2020: Jacques Gauthier 2022: James Craik 2023: Fei Xueqing 2024: Lukas Høstmælingen 2025: Stefano Spiller 2026: Caden Hebert 1985: Canada (CAN) Bob Ursel, Brent Mendella, Gerald Chick, Mike Ursel

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