Truksans2-2 at 2019 Dumfries Challenger Series

Riga, Latvia

SKIP
Martins
Truksans

Third
Janis
Klive

Second
Arnis
Veidemanis

Lead
Sandris
Buholcs

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	6.90
PA/G:	8.28
Hammer Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.14

Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Truksans defeated Graham Sloan (Dumfries, SCO) 9-8, then went on to lose 6-4 against Simon Gempeler (Adelboden, SUI). Truksans lost 7-1 to Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) where Truksans responded with a 6-3 win over Orrin Carson (Dumfries, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

Truksans earned 2.330 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Truksans move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 2.1 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 139th overall with 26.208 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Truksans ranks 113th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 25.289 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

2019: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle
Stirling, SCO
2018: Jaap van Dorp
Wouter Gosgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen
Zoetermeer, NED
2017: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh, SCO
2016: Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cameron Smith
Stirling, SCO
2015: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Duncan Menzies, Bobby Lammie, Gregor Cannon
Edinburgh, SCO
2014: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Glen Muirhead, Ross Paterson, Hammy McMillan Jr., Thomas Muirhead
Aberdeen, UK

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