Raju Runner-Up at 2023 Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division

Hyderabad, India

SKIP
P.N.
Raju

Third
Girithar
Anthay

Second
Vinay
Goenka

Lead
Kishan
Vasant

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	9.17
PA/G:	6.25
Hammer Efficiency:	0.24
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.47

P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) lost 8-5 to Rayad Husain (Georgetown, GUY) in the Final of the Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, held October 31 - November 6, 2022 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Raju won 9-3 over Adil Zhumagozha (Almaty, KAZ) in the semifinals of the 2023 Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Calgary, Alberta;

Raju are currently 4-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Raju defeated Zhumagozha 7-6, then won 8-4 against Lajos Belleli (Doha, QAT). Raju went on to lose 11-4 against Jason Chang (Hong Kong, HKG). Raju lost 6-5 to Husain where Raju responded with a 15-0 win over Alastair Fyfe (Riyadh, KSA). Raju won 13-7 against Oliver Echenje (Nairobi, KEN). In their next game, Raju plays.

With their runner-up finish at the Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, Raju take home 5.500 world rankings points, moving up 374 spots the World Ranking Standings into 221st place overall with 5.500 total points. Raju ranks 172nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	5	3	0	0.625	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	72	66	45	9.17	6.25	2.92	5.42	3.61	1.69	1.73	0.97

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	34	31	14	5	1-1	1-0	5-3	0.91	0.41	0.24	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	38	35	31	2	1-1	4-2	5-5	0.92	0.82	0.56	0.47

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