Rhyme/Smith6-2 at USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round

Minnesota

Female
Kim
Rhyme

Male
Jason
Smith

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	6.67
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.28
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith (Minnesota) finished 6-2 in the 16 team USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round qualifying round, held December 19 - 22, 2019 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage, United States. In their opening game, Rhyme/Smith defeated Taylor Drees/Joe Heiden (North Dakota) 8-4, then won 8-4 against Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN). Rhyme/Smith went on to lose 6-5 against Katherine Gourianova/Eli Clawson (Maryland). Rhyme/Smith lost 9-8 to Becca Wood/Shawn Banyai (Denver, CO) where Rhyme/Smith responded with a 7-5 win over Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Denver, CO). Rhyme/Smith won 9-3 against Nicole Bookhout/Dan Wiza (Wisconsin), then won 6-5 against Stolt/Stolt and 9-4 against Wood/Banyai in their final qualifying round match.

Rhyme/Smith earned 7.969 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 7.968 after improving upon their best so far this season. Rhyme/Smith ranks 153rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.968 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	6	2	0	0.750	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	60	60	40	10.00	6.67	3.33	5.33	4.50	1.88	1.48	0.17

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	29	43	8	0	3-0	3-0	7-0	1.48	0.28	0.45	0.28

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	31	17	32	1	1-1	1-1	1-8	0.55	1.03	0.47	0.35

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