Ruohonen Reaches 2019 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen Semifinals

Chaska, United States

Fourth
Greg
Persinger

SKIP
Rich
Ruohonen

Second
Colin
Hufman

Lead
Philip
Tilker

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	11.75
PA/G:	6.50
Hammer Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Efficiency:	0.48

Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA) run at the 2019 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-7 loss to Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2019 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; Ruohonen advanced through the quarterfinals with a 11-7 win over Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). of the 2019 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;

Ruohonen finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated Pete Fenson (Eveleth, MN) 6-4, then won 9-2 against Brad Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) and 8-3 against Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN). Ruohonen won 6-1 against Matthew Pring (Philadelphia, PA) in their final qualifying round match.

Ruohonen earned 18.119 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, remaining in 21st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of -6.254 after improving upon their best so far this season. Ruohonen ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 141.205 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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