Walker/Muyres Reaches 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Quarters

Games:	8
Record:	7W - 1L
PF/G:	10.85
PA/G:	6.78
Hammer Efficiency:	0.59
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.41

Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Brittany Tran/Aaron Sluchinski (Calgary, AB). of the 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Sudbury, Ontario;

Walker/Muyres finished 7-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker/Muyres defeated Tran/Sluchinski 8-7, then won 8-2 against Veronique Bouchard/Jean-Francois Charest (Saguenay, QC) and 10-5 against Emily Riley/Jesse Mullen (Montreal, QC). Walker/Muyres won 10-5 against Jenny White/Ed White (Charlottetown, PEI), then won 9-5 against Leah Thompson/Charlie Sullivan (Saint John, NB) and 6-3 against Jennifer Armstrong/Brad Jacobs (Regina, SK). Walker/Muyres won 7-6 against Laurie St-Georges/Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

Walker/Muyres earned 30.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, remaining in 709th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 9 after improving upon their best so far this season. Walker/Muyres ranks 3rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 167.000 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

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