Gamble Runner-Up at 2016 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic

Halifax, Nova Scotia

SKIP
Christie
Gamble

Third
Brigitte
MacPhail

Second
Kaitlyn
Veitch

Lead
Michelle
Lang

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	6.79
PA/G:	4.91
Hammer Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Defense:	0.23
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.42

Christie Gamble (Halifax, NS) lost 5-4 to Sylvie Robichaud (Moncton, NB) in the Final of the 2016 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick. To advance to the championship game, Gamble won 6-2 over Denise Nowlan (Moncton, NB) in the semifinals and won 4-3 over Veronica Smith (Charlottetown, PEI) in the quarterfinals.

Gamble finished 2-2 in the 10 team WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic qualifying round, held December 2 - 4, 2016 in , . In their opening game, Gamble lost 8-5 to Sarah Mallais (Saint John, NB), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Robichaud where Gamble responded with a 7-2 win over Heidi Hanlon (Saint John, NB). Gamble won 6-0 against Rebecca Atkinson (Moncton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, Gamble take home 8.580 world rankings points along with the $1,100CDN prize, moving up 19 spots the World Ranking Standings into 115th place overall with 27.215 total points. Gamble ranks 104th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 18.892 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2017	4	3	0	0.571	2-1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2017	53	36	26	6.79	4.91	1.89	5.09	3.58	1.33	1.37	1.32

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2017	22	22	5	3	1-0	0-0	5-0	1.00	0.23	0.32	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2017	31	14	21	4	0-1	0-0	1-4	0.45	0.68	0.64	0.42

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