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Benton Reaches 2011 St. Paul Cash Spiel Quarters
Oct 13 - 16, 2011

Medford, Wisconsin
![]() Fourth Ryan Lemke |
![]() SKIP John Benton |
![]() Second Jake Will |
![]() Lead Steve Day |
| Games: | 6 |
| Record: | 5W - 1L |
| PF/G: | 6.59 |
| PA/G: | 3.64 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.40 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.17 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.82 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.31 |
John Benton (Medford, WI) qualified for the 2011 St. Paul Cash Spiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-0 against Tyler George (Duluth, MN). of the 2011 St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul;
Benton finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Benton defeated Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON) 5-3, then won 6-2 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI). Benton went on to lose 3-2 against Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess. Benton responded with a 5-0 win over Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Benton won 5-4 against Ian Journeaux (Poynette, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
Benton earned 1.350 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the St. Paul Cash Spiel, moving up 28 spots the World Ranking Standings into 183rd place overall with 3.963 total points. Benton ranks 121st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.350 points earned so far this season.
Benton finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Benton defeated Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON) 5-3, then won 6-2 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI). Benton went on to lose 3-2 against Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess. Benton responded with a 5-0 win over Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Benton won 5-4 against Ian Journeaux (Poynette, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
Benton earned 1.350 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the St. Paul Cash Spiel, moving up 28 spots the World Ranking Standings into 183rd place overall with 3.963 total points. Benton ranks 121st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.350 points earned so far this season.
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| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
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| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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