Walker/Muyres Reaches 2022 Eppic Ale Players' Championship

Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2022 Eppic Ale Players' Championship - Mixed Doubles Super Series playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against Kira Brunton/Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON). of the 2022 Eppic Ale Players' Championship - Mixed Doubles Super Series in Brantford, Ontario;

Walker/Muyres finished 4-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker/Muyres defeated Lauren Cheal/Greg Cheal (Lennoxville, QC) 10-3, then went on to lose 9-8 against Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON). Walker/Muyres responded with a 9-3 win over Kimberly Tuck/Wayne Tuck (Strathroy, ON). Walker/Muyres went on to lose 7-4 against Brunton/Jacobs. Walker/Muyres responded with a 8-6 win over Nancy Martin/Tyrel Griffith (Saskatoon, SK) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they 8-7 against Jones/Laing to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

Walker/Muyres earned 21.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Eppic Ale Players' Championship - Mixed Doubles Super Series. For week 20 of the event schedule, Walker/Muyres did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 548th to 723rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 133.126 total points. Walker/Muyres ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 115.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	35	13	0	0.729	3-2	6-1	1-1	0-1	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	351	349	239	9.94	6.81	3.13	5.90	4.10	1.69	1.66	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	158	221	52	0	9-0	18-1	37-11	1.40	0.33	0.41	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	193	128	187	0	3-6	5-17	20-29	0.66	0.97	0.50	0.46

An early-season slump well behind them, Kayla Skrlik's Calgary-based team is rising up the rankings and appears primed to peak at the right time.

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