Halle5-2 at Quebec Tankard Qualifier

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	8.80
PA/G:	7.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.48
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Francois Halle (Valleyfield, QC) finished 5-2 in the 16 team Quebec Tankard Qualifier qualifying round, held December 12 - 15, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Halle lost 9-4 to Frederic Lawton (Baie d'Urfe, QC), then responded with a 7-4 win over Patrick Martin (Trois-Rivieres, QC). Halle won 7-5 against Matthew Kennerknecht (Montreal, QC). Halle went on to lose 6-5 against Greg Cheal (Lennoxville, QC). Halle responded with a 8-1 win over Martin. Halle won 7-6 against Stephane Brabant (Boucherville, QC), then won 6-4 against Cheal in their final qualifying round match.

Halle earned 6.056 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Quebec Tankard Qualifier. Halle move up 151 spots after posting a net gain of 5.721 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 268th overall with 7.398 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Halle ranks 238th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.056 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	5	2	0	0.714	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	50	44	35	8.80	7.00	1.80	5.40	4.00	1.63	1.75	0.60

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	24	33	6	3	2-0	1-1	7-1	1.38	0.25	0.48	0.13

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	26	11	29	0	0-1	0-1	2-7	0.42	1.12	0.47	0.35

St-Georges picks up after Scotties success

As every curling fan learned during the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Laurie St-Georges (Photo: Michael Burns, Curling Canada) and her teammates have always found a way to smile on a sheet of curling ice.

Kubota Challenge: Gord Bamford vs Brad Gushue

COACH BILL: Canadaâs Greatest Asset May...

The curling season worldwide has come to a screeching halt along with the seasons of every other sport on this third rock from the sun. Who would have suspected... (read more)
MIKE THE CURLING GUY: Doing Jello Shots with my Kids...

I am in week 3 of isolation/quarantine/home schooling and getting a little squirrel-y. Personal hygiene has become optional. The kids have watched the entire... (read more)
WORLD CURLING REPORT: November 27th, 2019

On today's World Curling Report...we recap Day 1 of the 2019 Canada Cup. (read more)
FROM THE HACK: From the Hack Podcast - November...

On this week's podcast we focus on the Canada Cup with past champion Reid Carruthers (04:09), Adam Kingsbury - former coach of Team Homan and Team Jacobs (11:53)... (read more)
GRASSROOTS CURLING: Apparently the etiquette of curling...

Seventeen years ago, I wrote an essay that was published in The Globe ; Mail. It was titled "Curling etiquette offers rules for life", and it got... (read more)