Guentzel Reaches 2024 USA Curling Junior National Championships Semifinals

Saint Paul, Minnesota

SKIP
Mason
Guentzel

Third
Will
Podhradsky

Second
Leighton
Hines

Lead
Stuart
Strack

Games:	9
Record:	5W - 4L
PF/G:	7.41
PA/G:	7.28
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Mason Guentzel (Saint Paul, MN) run at the 2024 USA Curling Junior National Championships came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-6 loss to Nicholas Cenzalli (Falmouth, MA). of the 2024 USA Curling Junior National Championships in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States;

Guentzel finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Guentzel lost 9-3 to Caden Hebert (Eau Claire, WI), then responded with a 8-6 win over Matthew Lannoye (Portage, WI). Guentzel won 10-7 against Ryan Church (Nashua, NH). Guentzel went on to lose 8-7 against Cenzalli. Guentzel responded with a 8-5 win over Aiden Fitzgerald (Fargo, ND). Guentzel won 8-5 against Zachary Brenden (Bismarck, ND). Guentzel went on to lose 8-1 against Caiden Rose (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.

Guentzel earned 2.125 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USA Curling Junior National Championships, moving up 137 spots the World Ranking Standings into 297th place overall with 2.875 total points. Guentzel ranks 297th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.875 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	11	13	0	0.458	1-1	0-3	1-1	0-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	189	139	145	7.35	7.67	-0.32	4.44	4.71	1.65	1.63	0.85

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	95	103	53	8	4-2	4-7	22-3	1.08	0.56	0.34	0.32

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	94	36	92	8	1-2	0-4	5-19	0.38	0.98	0.58	0.29

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