Black Diamond / High River Cash
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CHAMPION: Usselman Wins 2018 Black Diamond / High River Cash
Nov 23 - 25, 2018

Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
![]() SKIP Thomas Usselman |
![]() Third Aaron Sarafinchan |
![]() Second Morgan Van Doesburg |
![]() Lead Brad Kokoroyannis |
| Games: | 5 |
| Record: | 5W - 0L |
| PF/G: | 15.56 |
| PA/G: | 4.44 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.64 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.08 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.20 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.64 |
Thomas Usselman (Rocky Mountain House, AB) won 9-3 over Desmond Young (Edmonton , AB) in the Final of the Black Diamond / High River Cash, held November 23 - 25, 2018 in Black Diamond / High River, Alberta. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Usselman won 9-2 over Trevor Funk (Medicine Hat, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2018 Black Diamond / High River Cash in Black Diamond / High River, Alberta;
Usselman finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Usselman defeated John Stroh (Medicine Hat, AB) 6-0, then won 9-3 against Brian Brown (Black Diamond, AB) and 9-4 against John Steel (High River, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Black Diamond / High River Cash Championship title, Usselman earned 11.330 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 15 spots the World Ranking Standings into 91st place overall with 47.744 total points. Usselman ranks 63rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 43.515 points earned so far this season.
Usselman finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Usselman defeated John Stroh (Medicine Hat, AB) 6-0, then won 9-3 against Brian Brown (Black Diamond, AB) and 9-4 against John Steel (High River, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Black Diamond / High River Cash Championship title, Usselman earned 11.330 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 15 spots the World Ranking Standings into 91st place overall with 47.744 total points. Usselman ranks 63rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 43.515 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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