Artichuk Reaches U25 NextGen Classic Semifinals

Waterloo, Ontario

SKIP
Emma
Artichuk

Third
Jamie
Smith

Second
Evelyn
Robert

Lead
Lauren
Rajala

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	9.07
PA/G:	5.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Emma Artichuk (Waterloo, ON) run at the U25 NextGen Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-5 loss to Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, AB).

Artichuk finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Artichuk defeated Holly Hafeli (Kamloops, BC) 7-3, then won 9-3 against Julia Markle (Toronto, ON) and 6-3 against Rebecca Regan (Lower Sackville, NS). Artichuk won 7-2 against Katie Ford (Waterloo, ON). Artichuk went on to lose 6-5 against Myla Plett (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Artichuk earned 13.600 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the U25 NextGen Classic, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 43rd place overall with 72.850 total points. Artichuk ranks 26th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 13.600 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	25	29	0	0.463	2-4	1-2	0-2	0-1	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	406	301	270	7.41	6.65	0.76	4.46	4.66	1.66	1.43	0.89

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	199	236	58	15	3-0	18-2	52-9	1.19	0.29	0.40	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	207	65	212	21	1-6	5-6	10-38	0.31	1.02	0.65	0.20

2025: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Lindsey Burgess, Zoe Cinnamon
Edmonton, AB
2024: Taylor Reese-Hansen
Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie
Victoria, BC
2023: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB
2022: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB

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