CHAMPION: Watling Wins 2023 MCT Showdown

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Kristy
Watling

Third
Laura
Burtnyk

Second
Emily
Deschenes

Lead
Sarah
Pyke

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	10.91
PA/G:	5.45
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.31
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.41

Kristy Watling (Winnipeg, MB) won 9-2 over Rachel Kaatz (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final Watling advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the MCT Showdown, held November 24 - 26, 2023 at the East St. Paul Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada.

Watling finished 4-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watling defeated Shae Bevan (Winnipeg, MB) 5-4, then won 8-4 against Kaatz and 6-4 against Emma Jensen (Winnipeg, MB). Watling won 8-4 against Lisa McLeod (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the MCT Showdown Championship title, Watling earned 3.750 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN first prize cheque. For week 18 of the event schedule, Watling did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 45th to 46th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 71.375 total points. Watling ranks 43rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 45.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	41	31	0	0.569	4-4	7-3	3-0	2-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	510	411	379	8.06	7.43	0.63	4.88	4.51	1.65	1.65	0.61

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	239	291	92	10	8-2	17-6	62-14	1.22	0.38	0.38	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	271	120	287	21	2-6	6-15	22-66	0.44	1.06	0.49	0.30

2024: Bobae Kang
Bobae Kang, Minseo Kim, Yujeong Shim, Jisoo Kim, Jaehee Jeong
Jeonbuk, KOR
2023: Kristy Watling
Kristy Watling, Laura Burtnyk, Emily Deschenes, Sarah Pyke
Winnipeg, MB
2019: Mackenzie Zacharias
Mackenzie Zacharias, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Altona, MB
2018: Joelle Brown
Joelle Brown, Susan Baleja, Natalie Claude-Harding, Carlene Strand
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Barb Spencer
Barb Spencer, Katie Spencer, Holly Spencer, Allyson Spencer
winnnipeg, MB
2016: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Crystal Rumberg
Sudbury, NO
2015: Jennifer Clark-Rouire
Jennifer Clark-Rouire, Rachel Kaatz, Lindsay Warkentin, Kylee Calvert
Winnipeg , MB
2014: Michelle Montford
Michelle Montford, Lisa McLeod, Sara Van Walleghem, Sarah Neufeld, Courtney Blanchard
Winnipeg, MB

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