CHAMPION: Gim Wins 2019 KW Fall Classic

Gyeonggido, Korea

SKIP
Eun ji
Gim

Third
Min-Ji
Um

Second
Su ji
Kim

Lead
Ye eun
Seol

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	8.98
PA/G:	4.49
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggido, KOR) won 5-4 over Megan Balsdon (Woodstock, ON) in the Final of the KW Fall Classic, held September 19 - 22, 2019 at the K-W Granite Club in Waterloo, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Gim won 7-4 over Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 KW Fall Classic in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-5 over Kira Brunton (Sudbury, NONT) in the quarterfinals.

Gim finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gim defeated Susan Froud (Stroud, ON) 5-4, then won 6-3 against Jacqueline Harrison (Dundas, ON) and 7-2 against Murphy. Gim won 8-0 against Mackenzie Kiemele (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the KW Fall Classic Championship title, Gim earned 37.672 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque. Gim move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 17.579 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with 208.507 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Gim ranks 3rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 77.515 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

2025: Hollie Duncan
Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt
Woodstock, ON
2024: Breanna Rozon
Breanna Rozon, Chrissy Cadorin, Stephanie Thompson, Jillian Page, Leigh Armstrong
Oshawa, ON
2023: Krista Scharf
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
Susan Froud, Kristina Brauch, Kaelyn Gregory, Karen Rowsell, Katie McLaughlin
Alliston, ON
2019: Eun ji Gim
Eun ji Gim, Min-Ji Um, Su ji Kim, Ye eun Seol, Ye ji Seol
Gyeonggido, KOR
2018: Krista Scharf
Krista Scharf, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts
Thunder Bay, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt
, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Kimberly Tuck
, 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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