Sobering Reaches 2024 Icebreaker Challenge Quarters

Denver, Colorado

SKIP
Darryl
Sobering

Third
Aaron
Johnston

Second
Alec
Celecki

Lead
Josh
Chetwynd

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	6.32
PA/G:	7.89
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.32
Force Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) qualified for the 2024 Icebreaker Challenge playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 11-6 against Zach Norris (Morris, MB). of the 2024 Icebreaker Challenge in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;

Sobering finished 2-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sobering defeated Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) 8-5, then went on to lose 5-1 against Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN). Sobering responded with a 7-5 win over Hayden Forrester (Winnipeg, MB). Sobering went on to lose 4-2 against Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

Sobering earned 2.250 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Icebreaker Challenge. For week 5 of the event schedule, Sobering did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sobering ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	17	23	0	0.425	3-4	1-3	0-2	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	263	183	208	6.96	7.91	-0.95	4.26	4.68	1.63	1.69	1.06

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	134	130	62	12	3-0	8-5	28-7	0.97	0.46	0.32	0.34

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	129	53	146	16	1-6	4-14	7-21	0.41	1.13	0.47	0.27

2024: Chase Sinnett
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2019: Jason Gunnlaugson
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2018: Braden Calvert
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2017: Braden Calvert
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2016: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Rob Gordon
Winnipeg, MB

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