Koe Reaches 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 Semifinals

Calgary, Alberta

SKIP
Kevin
Koe

Third
Tyler
Tardi

Second
Bradley
Thiessen

Lead
Karrick
Martin

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	6.67
PA/G:	7.08
Hammer Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) run at the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-2 loss to Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta; Koe advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-5 win over Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA).

Koe finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) 6-3, then won 8-4 against Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR). Koe went on to lose 3-1 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Koe lost 7-1 to Retornaz in their final qualifying round match.

Koe earned 38.250 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1. Koe move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 36.375 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 6th overall with 260.706 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Koe ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 106.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	50	22	0	0.694	19-4	11-4	9-2	2-0	2-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	559	442	348	7.91	6.23	1.68	4.60	4.01	1.72	1.55	1.40

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	274	353	49	39	9-0	26-1	76-9	1.29	0.18	0.47	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	285	89	299	39	2-1	3-22	17-66	0.31	1.05	0.52	0.21

2022: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2019: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2018: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker , Jules Owchar
St. John's, NL
2016: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2015: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB

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