Makela Reaches 2018 Prague Classic Quarters

SKIP
Wille
Makela

Third
Kalle
Kiiskinen

Second
Teemu
Salo

Lead
Paavo
Kuosmanen

Wille Makela (Hyvinkaa, FIN) qualified for the 2018 Prague Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-2 against Borys Jasiecki (Sopot, POL).

Makela finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Makela defeated Jaroslav Vedral (Prague, CZE) 6-5, then went on to lose 7-6 against Jasiecki. Makela responded with a 7-2 win over Martin Bukovsky (Prague, CZE). Makela won 5-4 against Bilal Omer Cakir (Erzurum, ) in their final qualifying round match.

Makela earned 6.303 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Prague Classic, moving up 25 spots the World Ranking Standings into 148th place overall with 22.365 total points. Makela ranks 84th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 22.365 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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