Uusipaavalniemi2-3 at 2011 Cactus Pheasant Classic

Helsinki, Finland

SKIP
Markku
Uusipaavalniemi

Third
Toni
Anttila

Second
Kasper
Hakunti

Lead
Joni
Ikonen

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	5.38
PA/G:	6.67
Hammer Efficiency:	0.16
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.19

Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Uusipaavalniemi defeated Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) 4-3, then went on to lose 6-3 against Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Uusipaavalniemi lost 6-5 to Jon Rennie (Calgary, AB) where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 6-4 win over Alberta's Tom Appelman. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-3 against Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.

. For week 11 of the event schedule, Uusipaavalniemi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 43rd to 44th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 41.705 total points. Uusipaavalniemi ranks 41st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.675 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2013: Mike McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Kevin Koe
Calgary, AB
2011: Mike McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Kevin Martin
Edmonton, AB
2009: Glenn Howard
Coldwater, ON
2008: Glenn Howard
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Edmonton, AB

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