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Usselman Runner-Up at 2018 Avonair Cash Spiel
Sep 27 - 30, 2018

Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
![]() SKIP Thomas Usselman |
![]() Third Aaron Sarafinchan |
![]() Second Morgan Van Doesburg |
![]() Lead Brad Kokoroyannis |
| Games: | 7 |
| Record: | 6W - 1L |
| PF/G: | 6.80 |
| PA/G: | 4.20 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.32 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.20 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.75 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.28 |
Thomas Usselman (Rocky Mountain House, AB) lost 4-2 to Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Avonair Cash Spiel, held September 27 - 30, 2018 at the Avonair Curling Club in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Usselman won 6-3 over SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2018 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won 6-0 over Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Usselman finished 4-0 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Usselman defeated Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) 4-3, then won 5-4 against Scott Garnett (Calgary, AB) and 6-5 against Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB). Usselman won 5-2 against Desmond Young (Edmonton , AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Avonair Cash Spiel, Usselman take home 17.529 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN prize, moving up 115 spots the World Ranking Standings into 125th place overall with 24.578 total points. Usselman ranks 42nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.529 points earned so far this season.
Usselman finished 4-0 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Usselman defeated Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) 4-3, then won 5-4 against Scott Garnett (Calgary, AB) and 6-5 against Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB). Usselman won 5-2 against Desmond Young (Edmonton , AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Avonair Cash Spiel, Usselman take home 17.529 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN prize, moving up 115 spots the World Ranking Standings into 125th place overall with 24.578 total points. Usselman ranks 42nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.529 points earned so far this season.
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| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
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| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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