Guzman Reaches 2019 Blazing Leaves Quarters

SKIP
Benj
Guzman

Third
Daniel
Simard

Second
Mike
Sampson

Lead
Mike
McKenzie

Benj Guzman (wayland, MA) qualified for the 2019 Blazing Leaves playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Robert Kwan (Bridgeport, CT). of the 2019 Blazing Leaves in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States;

Guzman finished 1-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Guzman lost 6-2 to Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT), then responded with a 6-4 win over Jason Smith (Blaine , MN). Guzman went on to lose 7-3 against Barry Klein (Jersey City, NJ) in their final qualifying round match.

Guzman earned 3.939 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Blazing Leaves, moving up 275 spots the World Ranking Standings into 330th place overall with 3.939 total points. Guzman ranks 198th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.939 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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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