[[1:47.8198]] CHAMPION: Liu Wins 2017 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena)

Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena)

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CHAMPION: Liu Wins 2017 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena)

Oct 19 - 22, 2017

Harbin, China
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SKIP
Rui
Liu
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Third
Xiao Ming
Xu
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Second
Dongxu
Jiang
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Lead
Jia Liang
Zang
  
Games: 6  
Record: 6W - 0L  
PF/G: 10.98  
PA/G: 4.63  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.65  
Steal Defense: 0.22  
Force Efficiency: 0.60  
Steal Efficiency: 0.39  
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) won 8-2 over Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena), held October 19 - 22, 2017 at the Buckingham Curling Club in Buckingham, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Liu won 6-4 over Mike McLean (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena) in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; and won 7-1 over Martin Ferland (Levis, QC) in the quarterfinals.
 
Liu finished 4-0 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) 7-3, then won 10-7 against Mark Homan (Baie d'Urfe, QC) and 7-1 against Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON). Liu won 6-5 against Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena) Championship title, Liu earned 47.820 world rankings points along with the $11,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the World Ranking Standings into 15th place overall with 295.575 total points. Liu ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 163.042 points earned so far this season.
 

Statistics

 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 

Scores

 Draw Team Game Watch
  2 vs. MacDougall (NS) - WTR:211 W 7-3
  4 vs. Homan (QC) - WTR:118 W 10-7
  8 vs. Balsdon (ON) - WTR:21 W 7-1
  11 vs. Menard (QC) - WTR:36 W 6-5
  QF vs. Ferland (QC) - WTR:93 W 7-1
  SF vs. McLean (ON) - WTR:85 6-4, 8th End
  CF vs. De Cruz (SUI) - WTR:9 W 8-2

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W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
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