Sobering Reaches Goldline US Open of Curling

Denver, Colorado

SKIP
Darryl
Sobering

Third
Colin
Rittgers

Second
Sean
Stevinson

Lead
Josh
Chetwynd

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	10.50
PA/G:	7.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) qualified for the Goldline US Open of Curling - Contender Round playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Nagano, JPN).

Sobering are currently 4-1 in the 12 team Goldline US Open of Curling - Contender Round qualifying round, held September 13 - 15 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. In their opening game, Sobering defeated Dominik Maerki (Chaska, MN) 7-6, then won 9-3 against Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, MN). Sobering went on to lose 10-5 against Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN). Sobering responded with a 10-0 win over Jason Smith (Blaine , MN). Sobering won 5-2 against Stephen Imes (Columbus, OH). In their next game, Sobering plays Yamaguchi on Sunday at 9am and Yamaguchi at 9am.

Sobering earned 7.383 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Goldline US Open of Curling - Contender Round, moving up 140 spots the World Ranking Standings into 208th place overall with 7.742 total points. Sobering ranks 56th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.383 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	4	2	0	0.667	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	40	42	28	10.50	7.00	3.50	4.75	4.25	2.21	1.65	1.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	23	33	10	3	1-0	5-2	5-0	1.43	0.43	0.55	0.26

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	17	9	18	1	0-0	2-2	0-3	0.53	1.06	0.55	0.29

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