CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships
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Dropkin Runner-Up at 2023 CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships
Sep 21 - 24, 2023

Duluth, Minnesota
![]() SKIP Korey Dropkin |
![]() Third Andrew Stopera |
![]() Second Mark Fenner |
![]() Lead Thomas Howell |
Games: | 6 |
Record: | 5W - 1L |
PF/G: | 7.91 |
PA/G: | 4.65 |
Hammer Efficiency: | 0.24 |
Steal Defense: | 0.27 |
Force Efficiency: | 0.78 |
Steal Efficiency: | 0.47 |
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) lost 6-3 to Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships, held September 21 - 24, 2023 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Dropkin won 5-2 over Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; and won 5-2 over Caden Hebert (Eau Claire , WI) in the quarterfinals.
Dropkin finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) 9-1, then won 7-6 against Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI) and 5-3 against Sampson in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships, Dropkin take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $2,693CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 10th place on the World Ranking Standings with 276.375 total points. Dropkin ranks 13th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 42.000 points earned so far this season.
Dropkin finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) 9-1, then won 7-6 against Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI) and 5-3 against Sampson in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships, Dropkin take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $2,693CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 10th place on the World Ranking Standings with 276.375 total points. Dropkin ranks 13th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 42.000 points earned so far this season.
RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
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2024 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 0.516 | 13-4 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
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2024 | 476 | 361 | 311 | 7.58 | 6.53 | 1.05 | 4.52 | 3.95 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 1.53 |
WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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2024 | 241 | 257 | 56 | 44 | 3-0 | 13-5 | 64-6 | 1.07 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.17 |
WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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2024 | 235 | 104 | 255 | 29 | 2-6 | 12-18 | 15-51 | 0.44 | 1.09 | 0.49 | 0.25 |
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