Tess Bobbie
Tess Bobbie (born August 12, 1991 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Toronto. She currently plays lead on Team Hollie Duncan.
Tess Bobbie | |
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Born | August 12, 1991 Scarborough, Ontario |
Team | |
Curling club | Woodstock Curling Centre, Woodstock, Ontario |
Skip | Hollie Duncan |
Third | Megan Balsdon |
Second | Rachelle Strybosch |
Lead | Tess Bobbie |
Career | |
Member Association | |
Top CTRS ranking | 11th (2016–17, 2017–18) |
Career
Youth
Bobbie played lead for Fanshawe College at the 2015 CCAA Curling National Championships, on a team skipped by Shannon Kee. The team would go on to win the gold medal at the event.[1]
Women's
After her college career, Bobbie joined the Tippin rink in 2015. In their first season together, the team won the CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc. and the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel. Bobbie qualified for her first Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2016 as a part of the team. The team made the playoffs, but lost in the 3 vs. 4 game.
In the 2016-17 curling season, the team defended their title at the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel. They played at the 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but missed the playoffs.
In the 2017-18 curling season, Bobbie qualified for her first Grand Slam event, the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge, where the team would lose in a tiebreaker. The team won two events in the season, the StuSells Toronto Tankard and the KW Fall Classic. The Tippin rink would win the B final of the 2017 Home Hardware Road to the Road Pre-Trials, qualifying the team to play at the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Mixed
Bobbie and partner Scott Howard played in the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. After posting a 6-1 group record, they lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Tuck Jr. and Kim Tuck.
The next year, Bobbie teamed up with Bowie Abbis-Mills and played in the 2015 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. There, they went undefeated in group stage, and continued their winning streak all the way to the final, where they lost to Charley Thomas and Kalynn Park.
Personal life
Bobbie is a Claims Assistant with Allstate Canada.[2]
References
- https://www.fanshawec.ca/about-fanshawe/news/fanshawe-women%E2%80%99s-curling-wins-2015-national-championship
- 2017 Home Hardware ROTT Media Guide
External links
- Tess Bobbie on the World Curling Tour database
- Tess Bobbie on the CurlingZone database