Balsdon Reaches 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 Quarters

Woodstock, Ontario

SKIP
Megan
Balsdon

Third
Lynn
Kreviazuk

Second
Rachelle
Strybosch

Lead
Tess
Bobbie

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.52
PA/G:	6.52
Hammer Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.18

Megan Balsdon (Woodstock, ON) qualified for the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-4 against Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon, KOR).

Balsdon finished 2-2 in the 16 team Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 qualifying round, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) 8-5, then won 6-4 against Mary-Anne Arsenault (Darthmouth, NS). Balsdon went on to lose 6-4 against Binia Feltscher (Langenthal, SUI). Balsdon lost 5-2 to Tanya Hilliard (Nova Scotia) in their final qualifying round match.

Balsdon earned 18.113 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2. Balsdon gained 14.68 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 1 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 27thplace overall with 184.942 total points. Balsdon ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 96.207 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	3	3	0	0.500	2-1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	46	30	30	6.52	6.52	0.00	4.35	4.35	1.50	1.50	1.30

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	24	25	7	4	1-0	0-0	5-3	1.04	0.29	0.30	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	22	5	23	2	0-0	0-0	1-7	0.23	1.05	0.56	0.18

2019: Min Ji Kim
Min Ji Kim, Seungyoun Ha, Hye Rin Kim, Tae I Yang
Chuncheon, KOR
2018: Elena Stern
Briar Huerlimann, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis , SUI
2017: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Jacqueline Harrison
Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Nicole Westlund Stewart
Mississauga, ON
2015: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
Winnipeg, MB

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