Kakela6-1 at USA Men's Challenge Round

Rolla, North Dakota

Fourth
Kyle
Kakela

SKIP
Kevin
Kakela

Second
Timothy
Hodek

Lead
John Paul
Munich

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	8.62
PA/G:	5.85
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Kevin Kakela (Rolla, ND) finished 6-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kakela defeated Steven Birklid (Mountlake Terrace, WA) 8-6, then went on to lose 7-3 against Dominik Maerki (Fayetteville, AR). Kakela responded with a 8-3 win over Mike Siggins (Mesa, AZ). Kakela won 10-5 against Erik Jensen (Oakland, CA), then won 8-5 against Luc Violette (Lake Stevens, WA) and 9-8 against Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA). Kakela won 10-4 against Maerki in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the USA Men's Challenge Round, Kakela take home 10.725 world rankings points, moving up 203 spots the World Ranking Standings into 201st place overall with 12.431 total points. Kakela ranks 190th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.725 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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