Walker Reaches 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 Quarters

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Laura
Walker

Third
Cathy
Overton-Clapham

Second
Lori
Olson-Johns

Lead
Laine
Peters

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	6.39
PA/G:	6.94
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.32
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.18

Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-3 against Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON).

Walker finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker defeated Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) 8-2, then went on to lose 8-3 against Tracy Fleury (Winnipeg, MB). Walker responded with a 5-4 win over Darcy Robertson (Winnipeg, MB). Walker went on to lose 6-4 against Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Walker earned 30.923 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1. Walker move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 26.918 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 8th overall with 310.379 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Walker ranks 17th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 105.719 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

2024: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki
Gimli, MB
2023: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2022: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2017: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2016: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2015: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI

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