Liu Runner-Up at 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown

Harbin, China

SKIP
Rui
Liu

Third
Xiao Ming
Xu

Second
Jia Liang
Zang

Lead
De Xin
Ba

Games:	9
Record:	6W - 3L
PF/G:	7.90
PA/G:	6.13
Hammer Efficiency:	0.28
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) lost 6-2 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, held March 8 - 11, 2012 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Liu won 4-3 over Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won 6-1 over Greg Hill (Grande Prairie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta;

Liu finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu lost 8-3 to Balderston, then responded with a 10-3 win over Rollie Robinson (Edmonton, AB). Liu went on to lose 7-3 against Graham Powell (Grande Prairie, AB). Liu responded with a 8-3 win over Scott Webb (Grande Prairie, AB). Liu won 6-3 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, Liu take home 0.000 world rankings points along with the $8,500CDN prize. For week 30 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 34th place on the World Ranking Standings with 67.431 total points. Liu ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.565 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

2015: Mike McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Mike McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Rui Liu
Harbin, CHN
2012: Kevin Martin
Edmonton, AB

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