Armstrong Reaches 2019 Saskatchewan Tour Championship Quarters

SKIP
Mike
Armstrong

Third
Garret
Springer

Second
Grady
LaMontagne

Lead
Jake
Ripplinger

Mike Armstrong (Regina, SK) qualified for the 2019 Saskatchewan Tour Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-2 against Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2019 Saskatchewan Tour Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan;

Armstrong finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Armstrong defeated Tyson Armstrong (Lashburn, SK) 5-2, then went on to lose 6-4 against Korte. Armstrong responded with a 8-7 win over Michael Carss (Saskatoon, SK). Armstrong went on to lose 9-1 against Ryan Deis (Fox Valley, SK). Armstrong responded with a 10-9 win over Carson Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

Armstrong earned 7.255 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Saskatchewan Tour Championship, moving up 22 spots the World Ranking Standings into 132nd place overall with 29.599 total points. Armstrong ranks 126th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 27.105 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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