Smith Reaches 2017 Westjet Players' Championship Semifinals

Stirling, Scotland

SKIP
Kyle
Smith

Third
Thomas
Muirhead

Second
Kyle
Waddell

Lead
Cameron
Smith

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	7.31
PA/G:	7.12
Hammer Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.08

Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) run at the 2017 Westjet Players' Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-2 loss to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). of the 2017 Westjet Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; Smith advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-6 win over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). of the 2017 Westjet Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;

Smith finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated John Epping (Toronto, ON) 8-2, then went on to lose 8-2 against Edin. Smith responded with a 8-3 win over Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Smith won 5-4 against Jacobs. Smith went on to lose 8-6 against Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.

Smith earned 47.247 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Westjet Players' Championship. Smith move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 25.377 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 12th overall with 437.626 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Smith ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 309.127 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2024: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2023: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Tyler Tardi, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Calgary, AB
2022: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Alan Hannah
Stirling, SCO
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2017: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2016: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden , Tom Coulterman
Sault Ste Marie, NO
2014: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Marc Kennedy, David Nedohin, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2013: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2012: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers
Toronto, ON
2011: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert , Jules Owchar
Edmonton, AB
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2006: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2005: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2004: John Morris
John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt
Calgary, AB
2003: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Jim Spencer
Winnipeg, MB
2002: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON
2001: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
2000: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
1999: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
1998: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
1997: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark
Penatanguishene, ON
1995: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Toronto, ON
1995: Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider
Kronau, SK
1994: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Kevin Park, James Pahl, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg
Edmonton, AB
1993: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner
Penetanguishene, ON

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