Spalding/Skidmore Runner-Up at 2023 Portugese Curling Cup

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	11.14
PA/G:	10.29
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Ashley Spalding/Chris Skidmore (Lisbon, POR) lost 12-2 to Antonieta Martins Ethier/Victor Santos (Lisbon, POR) in the Final of the Portugese Curling Cup - Mixed Doubles, held October 13 - 15, 2023 in Barrie, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Spalding/Skidmore won 11-5 over Andra Barbosa/William Barbosa (Lisbon, POR) in the semifinals

Spalding/Skidmore finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Spalding/Skidmore defeated April Seixeiro/Steve Seixeiro (Lisbon, POR) 9-5, then went on to lose 9-8 against Ethier/Santos. Spalding/Skidmore responded with a 9-5 win over Barbosa/Barbosa in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Portugese Curling Cup - Mixed Doubles, Spalding/Skidmore take home 2.750 world rankings points. For week 12 of the event schedule, Spalding/Skidmore did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 862nd to 863rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0 total points. Spalding/Skidmore ranks 598th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 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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