Groff/Doering1-4 at 2019 Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Championship

Ashley Groff/Kyle Doering (Manitoba) finished 1-4 in the 24 team Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Championship qualifying round, held November 15 - 17, 2019 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. In their opening game, Groff/Doering lost 7-6 to Yujin Song/Jae-ik Jeon (Uiseong, KOR), then responded with a 11-2 win over Becca Wood/Sean Franey (Denver, CO). Groff/Doering went on to lose 8-0 against Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Alberta). Groff/Doering lost 7-4 to Ashley Quick/Mike Armstrong (Regina, SK). Groff/Doering lost 7-4 to Kimberly Tuck/Wayne Tuck Jr. (Ilderton, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Groff/Doering earned 2.109 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.108 after improving upon their best so far this season. Groff/Doering ranks 182nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.108 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	1	4	0	0.200	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	33	25	31	7.58	9.39	-1.82	5.45	4.55	1.39	2.07	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	15	16	10	0	1-1	0-1	3-0	1.07	0.67	0.27	0.33

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	18	9	21	0	0-1	0-2	1-4	0.50	1.17	0.30	0.44

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