Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel
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Birr Runner-Up at 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel
Dec 16 - 18, 2011

Mankato, Minnesota
![]() SKIP Todd Birr |
![]() Third Greg Romaniuk |
![]() Second Doug Pottinger |
![]() Lead Tom O'Connor |
| Games: | 8 |
| Record: | 7W - 1L |
| PF/G: | 8.36 |
| PA/G: | 5.57 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.44 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.15 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.53 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.29 |
Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) lost 5-3 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel, held December 16 - 18, 2011 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Birr won 6-5 over Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in the semifinals of the 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won 7-3 over Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Birr finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated Northern Ontario's Trevor Bonot 8-6, then won 10-2 against Minnesota's Dan Ruehl and 4-2 against Minnesota's Josh Bahr. Birr won 6-4 against Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND). Birr went on to lose 7-4 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel, Birr take home 3.150 world rankings points along with the $3,122CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the World Ranking Standings into 67th place overall with 31.075 total points. Birr ranks 71st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.575 points earned so far this season.
Birr finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated Northern Ontario's Trevor Bonot 8-6, then won 10-2 against Minnesota's Dan Ruehl and 4-2 against Minnesota's Josh Bahr. Birr won 6-4 against Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND). Birr went on to lose 7-4 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel, Birr take home 3.150 world rankings points along with the $3,122CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the World Ranking Standings into 67th place overall with 31.075 total points. Birr ranks 71st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.575 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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