CHAMPION: Manuel Wins 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard

Halifax, Nova Scotia

SKIP
Matthew
Manuel

Third
Luke
Saunders

Second
Jeffrey
Meagher

Lead
Nick
Zachernuk

Games:	10
Record:	8W - 2L
PF/G:	8.27
PA/G:	6.22
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) won 5-4 over Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) in the Final Manuel advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Nova Scotia Tankard, held January 24 - 30, 2023 at the Bluenose CC in New Glasgow, Canada. Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) run at the 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-7 loss to Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS). of the 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada;

Manuel finished 7-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel lost 10-7 to Peter Burgess (Truro, NS), then responded with a 8-5 win over Travis Colter (Halifax, NS). Manuel won 10-9 against Glen MacLeod (Truro, NS), then won 8-3 against Burgess and 10-9 against Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS). Manuel won 6-3 against Purcell, then won 10-5 against Colter and 10-5 against Flemming in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Nova Scotia Tankard Championship title, Manuel earned 15.000 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Manuel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Manuel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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