CHAMPION: Walker Wins 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Laura
Walker

Third
Kate
Cameron

Second
Taylor
McDonald

Lead
Nadine
Scotland

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	7.86
PA/G:	6.79
Hammer Efficiency:	0.52
Steal Defense:	0.10
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.16

Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) won 8-4 over Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in the Final Walker advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event, held September 22 - 26, 2021 at the RA Curling Club in Ottawa, Canada. Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) run at the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-8 loss to Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC). of the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;

Walker finished 2-2 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker defeated Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) 9-4, then won 9-6 against Brown. Walker went on to lose 7-5 against Kelsey Rocque (Edmotnon, AB). Walker lost 8-5 to Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.

Walker earned 9.435 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event. For week 9 of the event schedule, Walker did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 10th to 11th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 142.315 total points. Walker ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 56.112 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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