Brunton Reaches 2019 KW Fall Classic Quarters

Sudbury, Northern Ontario

SKIP
Kira
Brunton

Third
Lindsay
Dubue

Second
Calissa
Daly

Lead
Kate
Sherry

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	6.00
PA/G:	6.86
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.75
Steal Efficiency:	0.18

Kira Brunton (Sudbury, NONT) qualified for the 2019 KW Fall Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggido, KOR).

Brunton finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brunton lost 7-2 to Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN), then responded with a 6-2 win over Isabelle Ladouceur (Waterloo, ON). Brunton won 7-2 against Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE). Brunton went on to lose 7-1 against Lauren Horton (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Brunton earned 15.069 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the KW Fall Classic, moving up 27 spots the World Ranking Standings into 89th place overall with 35.864 total points. Brunton ranks 37th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.367 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: Breanna Rozon
Breanna Rozon, Chrissy Cadorin, Stephanie Thompson, Jillian Page, Leigh Armstrong
Oshawa, ON
2023: Krista McCarville
Krista Scharf, Andrea Kelly, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Rick Lang
Thunder Bay, NO
2022: Ikue Kitazawa
Ikue Kitazawa, Seina Nakajima, Minori Suzuki, Hasumi Ishigooka
Nagano, JPN
2021: Kerry Galusha
Kerry Galusha, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Margot Flemming, Sarah Koltun, Megan Koehler, Shona Barbour
Yellowknife, NT
2020: Susan Froud
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2019: Eun ji Gim
Eun ji Gim, Min-Ji Um, Su ji Kim, Ye eun Seol, Ye ji Seol
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2018: Krista McCarville
Krista Scharf, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts
Thunder Bay, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
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, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
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, ON
2015: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
, ON
2014: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Cheryl McPherson, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2013: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Cheryl McPherson, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale, Christy Trombley
Toronto, ON
2012: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm
Madison, WI
2011: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2010: Kathy Brown
Kathy Brown, Janet Langevin, Abbie Darnley, Margie Hewitt
Guelph, ON
2009: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2008: Carrie Delahunt
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON

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