Karuizawa International
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Bottcher Finishes Fourth at 2019 Karuizawa International
Dec 19 - 22, 2019

Edmonton, Alberta
![]() SKIP Brendan Bottcher |
![]() Third Darren Moulding |
![]() Second Bradley Thiessen |
![]() Lead Patrick Janssen |
| Games: | 7 |
| Record: | 4W - 3L |
| PF/G: | 9.55 |
| PA/G: | 6.82 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.53 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.06 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.59 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.27 |
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost 8-2 to John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan. of the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost 8-2 to John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan. Bottcher lost 8-6 to Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; and won 7-2 over Yusuke Morozumi (Nagano, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Bottcher finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated Kanya Shimizuno (Hokkaido, JPN) 8-2, then won 6-1 against Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). Bottcher went on to lose 8-4 against Morozumi. Bottcher responded with a 9-1 win over Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their fourth place finish at the Karuizawa International, Bottcher take home 19.220 world rankings points along with 4809CDN, moving up 1 spots the World Ranking Standings into 3rd place overall with 469.346 total points. Bottcher ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 271.723 points earned so far this season.
Bottcher finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated Kanya Shimizuno (Hokkaido, JPN) 8-2, then won 6-1 against Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). Bottcher went on to lose 8-4 against Morozumi. Bottcher responded with a 9-1 win over Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their fourth place finish at the Karuizawa International, Bottcher take home 19.220 world rankings points along with 4809CDN, moving up 1 spots the World Ranking Standings into 3rd place overall with 469.346 total points. Bottcher ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 271.723 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
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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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