CHAMPION: Gim Wins 2019 KW Fall Classic

Gyeonggido, Korea

SKIP
Un-Chi
Gim

Third
Min-Ji
Um

Second
Suji
Kim

Lead
Ye-Eun
Seol

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	8.98
PA/G:	4.49
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggido, KOR) won 5-4 over Megan Balsdon (Woodstock, ON) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Gim won 7-4 over Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 KW Fall Classic in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-5 over Kira Brunton (Sudbury, NONT) in the quarterfinals.

Gim finished 4-0 in the 20 team KW Fall Classic qualifying round, held September 19 - 22, 2019 at the K-W Granite Club in Waterloo, Canada. In their opening game, Gim defeated Susan Froud (Stroud, ON) 5-4, then won 6-3 against Jacqueline Harrison (Dundas, ON) and 7-2 against Murphy. Gim won 8-0 against Mackenzie Kiemele (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the KW Fall Classic Championship title, Gim earned 37.672 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 9 of the event schedule, Gim did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 226th place on the World Ranking Standings with 2.011 total points. Gim ranks 94th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.011 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	7	0	0	1.000	3-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	49	44	22	8.98	4.49	4.49	5.71	3.27	1.57	1.38	1.02

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	24	31	3	2	1-0	1-0	7-0	1.29	0.13	0.41	0.13

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	25	13	19	3	1-0	0-0	1-6	0.52	0.76	0.54	0.36

2019: Un-Chi Gim
Un-Chi Gim, Min-Ji Um, Suji Kim, Ye-Eun Seol, Yeji Seol
Gyeonggido, KOR
2018: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts
Thunder Bay, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie
, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Kimberly Tuck
, ON
2015: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
, ON
2014: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Cheryl McPherson, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2013: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Cheryl McPherson, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale, Christy Trombley
Toronto, ON
2012: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm
Madison, WI
2011: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2010: Kathy Brown
Kathy Brown, Janet Langevin, Abbie Darnley, Margie Hewitt
Guelph, ON
2009: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2008: Carrie Delahunt
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON

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