Meridian Canadian Open: Brad Gushue vs. Greg Balsdon

Draw Dec 31 - 7:00 pm		HMR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Score
	Brad Gushue St. John's, NL		0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	5
	Greg Balsdon Kingston, ON		1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4

Skip:

Brad
Gushue

Third:

Mark
Nichols

Second:

Brett
Gallant

Lead:

Geoff
Walker

Fourth:

Greg
Balsdon

Third:

Jonathan
Beuk

Second:

David
Staples

Lead:

Scott
Chadwick

		#Shots	Points	Diff /5	Sweep /10	PCT
4:	Brad Gushue	16	64	2.42	5.4	86%
3:	Mark Nichols	16	66	2.34	2.7	88%
2:	Brett Gallant	16	66	2.06	3.1	87%
1:	Geoff Walker	16	68	1.72	6.0	88%
	TEAM TOTALS	64	264	2.14	4.3	87%

		#Shots	Points	Diff /5	Sweep /10	PCT
4:	Greg Balsdon	16	61	1.96	5.8	80%
3:	Jonathan Beuk	16	66	2.06	4.6	87%
2:	David Staples	16	58	2.16	4.4	76%
1:	Scott Chadwick	16	61	1.62	5.6	78%
	TEAM TOTALS	64	246	1.94	5.1	80%

Brad Gushue

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
Extra Ends:	1W - 0L
One-Point Games:	2W - 1L
PF/G:	7.55
PA/G:	4.72
Hammer Efficiency:	0.48
Steal Defense:	0.04
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.17

Greg Balsdon

Games:	4
Record:	1W - 3L
Extra Ends:	0W - 0L
One-Point Games:	0W - 1L
PF/G:	5.86
PA/G:	8.62
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.31
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.23

Bottcher Out!

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End 8
	16: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit runback: 4/5, DoD: 1.09, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	15: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn guard difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	14: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit double difficult: 2/5, DoD: 1.13, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	13: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	12: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws out-turn peel: 5/5, DoD: 1.02, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	11: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	10: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn peel: 5/5, DoD: 1.02, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	9: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	8: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn peel: 5/5, DoD: 1.02, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	7: David Staples (Balsdon) throws in-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	6: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn peel double: 4/5, DoD: 1.09, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	5: David Staples (Balsdon) throws in-turn guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	4: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn tick: 3/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	3: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	No Shots in House
	2: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws in-turn tick: 5/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 100%	No Shots in House
	1: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	No Shots in House
End 7
	16: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws in-turn tap: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	15: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 2
	14: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	13: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit double: 5/5, DoD: 1.08, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 2
	12: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit runback: 5/5, DoD: 1.09, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	11: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit around guard runback double: 5/5, DoD: 1.20, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 2
	10: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 2
	9: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 2
	8: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 3
	7: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 0/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 2
	6: David Staples (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 2
	5: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 2
	4: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 2
	3: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	2: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	1: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	No Shots in House
End 6
	16: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn peel around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.07, SWP: 66%	No Shots in House
	15: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	14: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit and roll through port difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.15, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	13: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws in-turn hit runback double difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.20, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	12: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit through port: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 2
	11: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit runback: 1/5, DoD: 1.09, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	10: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit around guard double: 5/5, DoD: 1.13, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	9: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 3
	8: David Staples (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit runback double: 2/5, DoD: 1.16, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	7: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn guard difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	6: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit runback double: 2/5, DoD: 1.16, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	5: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	4: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	3: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws in-turn guard difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 1
	2: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	1: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws in-turn draw: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
End 5
	16: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws in-turn peel: 0/5, DoD: 1.02, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 1
	15: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	14: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit: 2/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	No Shots in House
	13: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	12: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn peel: 5/5, DoD: 1.02, SWP: 33%	No Shots in House
	11: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit double: 5/5, DoD: 1.08, SWP: 33%	No Shots in House
	10: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit double: 5/5, DoD: 1.08, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 2
	9: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 2
	8: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	7: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 2
	6: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit and roll: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	5: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn hit runback double: 5/5, DoD: 1.16, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 2
	4: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	3: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	2: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	1: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	No Shots in House
End 4
	16: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit avoid backing: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 2
	15: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit and roll: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	14: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 3
	13: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	12: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit in-off: 5/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 2
	11: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	10: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	9: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit: 2/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	8: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn hit double: 5/5, DoD: 1.08, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 2
	7: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	6: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	5: David Staples (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	4: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	3: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn guard difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	2: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	1: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
End 3
	16: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 2
	15: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn hit and roll: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	14: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 2
	13: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	12: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit and roll: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	11: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit runback difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.14, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	10: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit: 4/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	9: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn hit avoid backing: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	8: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit and roll: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 1
	7: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 2
	6: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit and roll difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	5: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 2
	4: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	3: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn draw around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	2: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	No Shots in House
	1: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 100%	No Shots in House
End 2
	16: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn tap difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	15: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	14: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws out-turn freeze: 5/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	13: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit: 4/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 3
	12: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws out-turn peel double: 4/5, DoD: 1.09, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	11: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	10: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws out-turn tap around guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 0%
	9: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 2
	8: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn draw around guard: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	7: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	6: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws out-turn hit and roll: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	No Shots in House
	5: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	4: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn hit double: 3/5, DoD: 1.08, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	3: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn guard difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 2
	2: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 0%	Balsdon lies 1
	1: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn draw: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
End 1
	16: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn tap: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	Balsdon lies 1
	15: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	14: Greg Balsdon (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit runback: 5/5, DoD: 1.09, SWP: 66%	Balsdon lies 1
	13: Brad Gushue (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	12: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn draw around guard: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Balsdon lies 1
	11: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 2
	10: Jonathan Beuk (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit runback difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.14, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1
	9: Mark Nichols (Gushue) throws in-turn guard difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	8: David Staples (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit through port: 2/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 0%	Gushue lies 1
	7: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn guard difficult: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 100%	Gushue lies 1
	6: David Staples (Balsdon) throws in-turn hit and roll around guard: 2/5, DoD: 1.10, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 1
	5: Brett Gallant (Gushue) throws in-turn draw around guard: 4/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	Gushue lies 1
	4: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn split: 0/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 33%	No Shots in House
	3: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard difficult: 5/5, DoD: 1.05, SWP: 66%	No Shots in House
	2: Scott Chadwick (Balsdon) throws out-turn hit: 5/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 66%	No Shots in House
	1: Geoff Walker (Gushue) throws out-turn guard: 3/5, DoD: 1.00, SWP: 33%	Gushue lies 1

Draw: 9 -- Thu, Jan 5 -- 6:30pm CT

	Morris	6	Final
	Carruthers	3	(7)
	Gushue	5	Final
	Balsdon	4	(8)
	McEwen	8	Final
	Bottcher	7	(EE)
	McCormick	1	Final
	Laycock	9	(6)

Bottcher Out!

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