Uusipaavalniemi11-9 at Finnish Men's Championship

Hyvinkaa, Finland

SKIP
Markku
Uusipaavalniemi

Third
Jari
Laukkanen

Second
Joni
Ikonen

Lead
Jari
Turto

Games:	20
Record:	11W - 9L
PF/G:	6.99
PA/G:	5.95
Hammer Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 11-9 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Uusipaavalniemi lost 8-5 to Finland's Jani Sullanmaa, droppimg another game, 6-5 to Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN). Uusipaavalniemi lost 12-6 to Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 9-1 win over Finland's Markus Sipila. Uusipaavalniemi won 9-2 against Finland's Olli Rissanen, then won 6-5 against Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) and 7-3 against Finland's Jari Saarelainen. Uusipaavalniemi won 4-2 against Finland's Jani Sullanmaa. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 6-3 against Kauste. Uusipaavalniemi lost 9-2 to Rantamaki. Uusipaavalniemi lost 7-2 to Finland's Markus Sipila where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 8-1 win over Finland's Olli Rissanen. Uusipaavalniemi won 9-5 against Kiiskinen, then won 4-2 against Finland's Jari Saarelainen and 8-7 against Rantamaki. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-6 against Kauste. Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 8-3 win over Finland's Jani Sullanmaa. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-6 against Rantamaki. Uusipaavalniemi lost 9-7 to Kauste where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 7-1 win over Finland's Jani Sullanmaa in their final qualifying round match.

Uusipaavalniemi earned 8.479 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Finnish Men's Championship, moving up 143 spots the World Ranking Standings into 246th place overall with 11.005 total points. Uusipaavalniemi ranks 224th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.591 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

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