CHAMPION: Appelman Wins 2013 Shamrock Shotgun

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Tom
Appelman

Third
Nathan
Connolly

Second
Brandon
Klassen

Lead
Parker
Konschuh

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	13.46
PA/G:	1.92
Hammer Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Defense:	0.08
Force Efficiency:	1.00
Steal Efficiency:	0.71

Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) won 5-3 over Mike Hutchings (Morinville, AB) in the Final of the Shamrock Shotgun, held October 25 - 27, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Appelman won 7-0 over Greg Keith (Spruce Grove, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2013 Shamrock Shotgun in Edmonton, Alberta; of the 2013 Shamrock Shotgun in Edmonton, Alberta;

Appelman finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Appelman defeated Hutchings 8-0, then won 7-1 against Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) and 8-1 against Richard Guidinger (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Shamrock Shotgun Championship title, Appelman earned 0.000 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN first prize cheque. For week 11 of the event schedule, Appelman did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 63rd to 65th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 21.264 total points. Appelman ranks 48th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.770 points earned so far this season.