Truksans2-3 at 2019 Prague Classic

Riga, Latvia

SKIP
Martins
Truksans

Third
Janis
Klive

Second
Sandris
Buholcs

Lead
Arturs
Gerhards

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	6.49
PA/G:	6.49
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) finished 2-3 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Truksans lost 5-3 to Czech Republic's David Sik, droppimg another game, 6-3 to Ross Whyte (Stirling , SCO) where Truksans responded with a 7-3 win over Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI). Truksans went on to lose 6-2 against Timothy Verreycken (Mechelen, BEL). Truksans responded with a 9-4 win over Martin Bukovsky (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.

Truksans earned 1.959 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 2 spots the World Ranking Standings into 165th place overall with 19.224 total points. Truksans ranks 115th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.615 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: Alberto Pimpini
Alberto Pimpini, Francesco Vigliani, Fabio Fernando Carlisano, Enrico Santopaolo
Pinerolo, ITA
2024: Fredrik Nyman
Fredrik Nyman, Patric Mabergs, Simon Olofsson, Johannes Patz
Solleftea, SWE
2023: Lukas Klima
Lukas Klima, Marek Cernovsky, Martin Jurik, Lukas Klipa, Radek Bohac
Prague, CZE
2022: Fredrik Nyman
Fredrik Nyman, Patric Mabergs, Simon Olofsson, Johannes Patz
Solleftea, SWE
2021: Magnus Ramsfjell
Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad
Trondheim, NOR
2019: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle
Stirling , SCO
2018: Cameron Bryce
Cameron Bryce, Simon Granbom, Johannes Patz, Filip Stener
Skelleftea, SWE

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