Rantamaki2-2 at 2013 Swiss Cup Basel

Helsinki, Finland

SKIP
Tomi
Rantamaki

Third
Pekka
Peura

Second
Kimmo
Ilvonen

Lead
Jermu
Poellaenen

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	7.86
PA/G:	6.43
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.71
Steal Efficiency:	0.46

Tomi Rantamaki (Helsinki, FIN) finished 2-2 in the 40-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rantamaki lost 7-5 to Pascal Hess (Zug, SUI), droppimg another game, 6-3 to David Sik (Prague, CZE) where Rantamaki responded with a 7-2 win over Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS). Rantamaki won 7-3 against Jonas Waechli (Berne, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.

Rantamaki earned 1.108 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 7 spots the World Ranking Standings into 85th place overall with 11.472 total points. Rantamaki ranks 102nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.108 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2014	13	18	0	0.419	9-8	3-8	4-7	1-1	1-2

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2014	249	160	172	6.43	6.91	-0.48	4.22	4.30	1.52	1.61	1.49

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2014	127	129	39	18	1-1	6-1	34-5	1.02	0.31	0.38	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2014	122	31	133	19	0-4	0-12	6-18	0.25	1.09	0.56	0.20

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Border, SCO
2022: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle
Stirling, SCO
2021: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Sven Michel, Peter De Cruz, Valentin Tanner
Geneve, SUI
2019: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Sven Michel, Peter De Cruz, Valentin Tanner
Geneva, SUI
2018: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2016: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2015: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2014: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Glen Muirhead, Ross Paterson, Hammy McMillan Jr., Thomas Muirhead
Aberdeen, GBR
2013: Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergaard, Christoffer Svae, Haavard Vad Petersson
Oslo, NOR
2012: Oskar Eriksson
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, SWE
2011: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Ryan Fry, Geoff Walker, Adam Casey
St. John's, NL
2010: Andy Kapp
Andy Kapp, Daniel Herberg, Andreas Lang, Markus Messenzehl, Holger Hoehne
, GER
2009: Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergaard, Christoffer Svae, Haavard Vad Petersson, Thomas Loevold
Oslo, NOR
2008: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab
St. John's, NL
2007: David Murdoch
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab
Dumfries, SCO
2006: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Chris Schille, Jamie Korab, Mike Adam
St. Johns, NL
2005: Randy Ferbey
Kerry Burtnyk, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque, David Nedohin
Edmonton, AB
2004: Andreas Schwaller
Andreas Schwaller, Christof Schwaller, Ramstein, Roland Moser
, SUI
2003: Ralph Stoeckli
Ralph Stoeckli, Claudio Pescia, Pascal Sieber, Simon Struebin
Neuenkirch, SUI

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