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Ballance2-3 at 2025 ATB Okotoks Classic
Sep 11 - 14, 2025

Okotoks/Edmonton, Alberta
![]() SKIP James Ballance |
![]() Third Kolby MacDonald |
![]() Second Michael Keenan |
![]() Lead Oliver Burton |
| Games: | 5 |
| Record: | 2W - 3L |
| PF/G: | 8.75 |
| PA/G: | 8.13 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.38 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.24 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.36 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.20 |
James Ballance (Okotoks/Edmonton, AB) finished 2-3 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance lost 7-6 to Matthew Blandford (Vancouver, BC), then responded with a 7-1 win over Rob Johnson (Calgary, AB). Ballance won 9-5 against Tanner Lott (Winnipeg, MB). Ballance went on to lose 7-1 against John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Ballance lost 6-5 to Blandford in their final qualifying round match.
Ballance earned 4.050 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 22 spots the World Ranking Standings into 134th place overall with 13.953 total points. Ballance ranks 73rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.050 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0.306 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 357 | 229 | 279 | 6.41 | 7.82 | -1.40 | 3.95 | 4.73 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.32 |
| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 172 | 73 | 20 | 3-0 | 10-4 | 37-12 | 0.97 | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 | 57 | 206 | 27 | 1-3 | 5-17 | 6-45 | 0.32 | 1.14 | 0.44 | 0.21 |
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