Kapp Runner-Up at HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major

Fuessen, Germany

Fourth
Marc
Muskatewitz

SKIP
Benny
Kapp

Second
Felix
Messenzehl

Lead
Johannes
Scheuerl

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	5.16
Hammer Efficiency:	0.77
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Benny Kapp (Fuessen, GER) lost 7-5 to Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the Final of the HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major, held September 14 - 18 at the Beaumont Curling Club in Beaumont, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kapp won 6-2 over Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) to advance to the championship game. of the HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada;

Kapp finished 3-0 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kapp defeated Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) 7-4, then won 6-1 against Gosgens and 7-2 against Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major, Kapp take home 30.250 world rankings points along with the $4,250CDN prize, moving up 19 spots the World Ranking Standings into 39th place overall with 98.379 total points. Kapp ranks 14th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 34.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	6	7	0	0.462	3-1	0-2	1-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	88	71	65	8.07	7.39	0.68	4.43	4.89	1.82	1.51	0.68

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	46	63	12	4	2-0	6-0	13-1	1.37	0.26	0.50	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	42	8	53	2	0-1	0-1	0-16	0.19	1.26	0.44	0.19

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