McEwen Reaches Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 Quarters

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Mike
McEwen

Third
Reid
Carruthers

Second
Derek
Samagalski

Lead
Colin
Hodgson

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.60
PA/G:	7.23
Hammer Efficiency:	0.61
Steal Defense:	0.05
Force Efficiency:	0.39
Steal Efficiency:	0.08

Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-2 against Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). of the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia;

McEwen finished 2-2 in the 15 team Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 qualifying round, held November 5 - 10 in , . In their opening game, McEwen lost 7-4 to Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB), then responded with a 6-4 win over John Shuster (Duluth, USA). McEwen won 7-6 against Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI). McEwen went on to lose 8-5 against Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

McEwen earned 32.434 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, remaining in 12th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 27.894 after improving upon their best so far this season. McEwen ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 131.298 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	3	3	0	0.500	3-0	0-3	1-0	0-0	1-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	47	31	34	6.60	7.23	-0.64	4.04	4.04	1.63	1.79	1.91

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	22	29	2	4	0-0	1-0	10-1	1.32	0.09	0.61	0.05

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	25	2	32	5	0-0	0-3	0-8	0.08	1.28	0.39	0.08

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