Mooibroek Runner-Up at 2023 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic

Whitby, Ontario

SKIP
Sam
Mooibroek

Third
Scott
Mitchell

Second
Nathan
Steele

Lead
Colin
Schnurr

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	7.69
Hammer Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) lost 8-3 to Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, held November 1 - 5, 2023 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Mooibroek won 8-4 over John Epping (Toronto, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; of the 2023 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;

Mooibroek finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mooibroek lost 8-3 to Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS), then responded with a 11-2 win over Greg Smith (St. John's , NL). Mooibroek won 7-6 against Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS), then won 7-2 against Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, Mooibroek take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $5,500CDN prize. Mooibroek move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 11.25 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 31st overall with 126.594 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Mooibroek ranks 29th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 58.625 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	49	28	0	0.636	14-4	5-8	5-5	2-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	520	474	337	9.12	6.48	2.63	4.96	4.23	1.84	1.53	0.81

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	244	343	71	16	14-0	27-4	65-11	1.41	0.29	0.46	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	276	131	266	26	2-4	10-16	23-53	0.47	0.96	0.57	0.30

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