Polo Reaches 2025 USA Curling Club National Championships Quarters

Duluth, Minnesota

SKIP
Joe
Polo

Third
Matt
Mellin

Second
Samuel
Thiesse

Lead
Derek
Benson

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	7.50
PA/G:	8.75
Hammer Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Efficiency:	0.19

Joe Polo (Duluth, MN) qualified for the 2025 USA Curling Club National Championships playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-1 against Ryan Berg (Fargo, ND). of the 2025 USA Curling Club National Championships in Mequon, Wisconsin, United States;

Polo finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Polo defeated Jay Packard (Milwaukee, WI) 6-5, then went on to lose 9-3 against Evan Workin (Fargo, ND). Polo lost 7-5 to Chris Bond (Seattle, WA) where Polo responded with a 8-3 win over Benjamin Levy (Detroit, MI). Polo won 7-4 against Dave Nelson (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.

Polo 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

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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