Thompson/Lowe

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	9.74
PA/G:	6.58
Hammer Efficiency:	0.28
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Stephanie Thompson/Matt Lowe (Unionville, ON) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Thompson/Lowe finished 2-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson/Lowe defeated Jo-Ann Rizzo/Rylan Hartley (Brantford, ON) 8-2, then won 7-5 against Melissa Foster/Scott Foster (Oakville, ON). Thompson/Lowe went on to lose 7-6 against Saskatchewan's Nancy Martin/Tyrel Griffith in their final qualifying round match.

Thompson/Lowe earned 5.057 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.444 after improving upon their best so far this season. Thompson/Lowe ranks 116th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.092 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

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