Halle5-2 at Quebec Tankard Qualifier

Francois Halle (Valleyfield, QC) finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Halle lost 9-4 to Frederic Lawton (Baie d'Urfe, QC), then responded with a 7-4 win over Patrick Martin (Trois-Rivieres, QC). Halle won 7-5 against Matthew Kennerknecht (Montreal, QC). Halle went on to lose 6-5 against Greg Cheal (Lennoxville, QC). Halle responded with a 8-1 win over Martin. Halle won 7-6 against Stephane Brabant (Boucherville, QC), then won 6-4 against Cheal in their final qualifying round match.

Halle earned 6.056 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Quebec Tankard Qualifier. Halle move up 151 spots after posting a net gain of 5.721 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 268th overall with 7.398 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Halle ranks 238th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.056 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

Team Marco Hoesli (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) took down the world number one and two ranked teams to secure the first title of the season.

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