Smith4-1 at New Zealand Mixed Doubles National Championship

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	11.63
PA/G:	6.28
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.45

Courtney Smith (Naseby, NZL) finished 4-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Natalie Thurlow (Naseby, NZL) 12-1, then won 8-3 against Bridget Becker (Naseby, NZL) and 7-5 against Jessica Smith (Naseby, NZL). Smith won 12-6 against Rachael Pitts (Naseby, NZL). Smith went on to lose 7-5 against Mhairi-Bronte Duncan (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the New Zealand Mixed Doubles National Championship Championship title, Smith earned 3.750 world rankings points. For week 3 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 123rd place on the World Ranking Standings with 12.750 total points. Smith ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	14	6	0	0.700	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
2024	132	142	80	10.76	6.06	4.70	5.91	4.02	1.82	1.51	0.08

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	61	93	21	1	7-0	7-1	11-3	1.52	0.34	0.42	0.26

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	71	49	59	0	0-1	3-3	9-12	0.69	0.83	0.57	0.48

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