Leichter4-1 at USA Challenge Round

Rochester, New York

SKIP
Alex
Leichter

Third
Brandon
Corbett

Second
Derek
Corbett

Lead
Jeff
Pulli

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	6.60
PA/G:	5.60
Hammer Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Alex Leichter (Rochester, NY) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Leichter defeated Owen Sampson (Fargo, ND) 8-7, then went on to lose 3-2 against Paul Pustovar (Duluth, MN). Leichter responded with a 7-6 win over Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Leichter won 8-6 against Ryan Lemke (Medford, WI), then won 8-6 against Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

Leichter earned 2.000 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USA Challenge Round, moving up 65 spots the World Ranking Standings into 192nd place overall with 3.913 total points. Leichter ranks 168th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2014	14	20	0	0.412	1-3	2-6	1-3	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2014	251	152	182	6.06	7.25	-1.20	4.10	4.66	1.48	1.56	1.24

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2014	123	115	50	11	1-0	4-3	27-8	0.94	0.41	0.29	0.29

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2014	128	37	132	20	1-2	0-7	7-31	0.29	1.03	0.51	0.21

USA's Smith, Farbelow ready to take the ice at World Senionr Curling Championships

[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, April 23, 2026] -- THE ACE & Company World Senior Men's & Women's Curling Championships, open to curlers 50 years of age and older, gets underway today in Geneva, Switzerland, with the United States represented by two teams with extensive experience in the event.