Whyte Reaches 2023 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup Quarters

SKIP
Ross
Whyte

Third
Robin
Brydone

Second
Duncan
McFadzean

Lead
Euan
Kyle

Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) qualified for the 2023 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-4 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2023 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan;

Whyte finished 2-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Whyte defeated Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) 5-4, then went on to lose 5-3 against Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Whyte lost 7-4 to Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB). Whyte lost 9-1 to Gushue where Whyte responded with a 7-3 win over Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Whyte earned 27.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup. Whyte move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 9 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 9th overall with 234.875 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Whyte ranks 9th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 234.875 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	59	30	0	0.663	20-4	12-8	11-3	6-1	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	655	488	388	7.45	5.92	1.53	4.26	3.98	1.75	1.49	1.76

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	347	392	96	66	13-3	24-4	89-10	1.13	0.28	0.45	0.20

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	308	96	292	49	2-1	5-13	14-70	0.31	0.95	0.56	0.21

2022: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2021: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Alan Hannah
Stirling, SCO
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2017: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2016: Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MB

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