Sweeting Reaches 2017 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out Quarters

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Val
Sweeting

Third
Lori
Olson-Johns

Second
Dana
Ferguson

Lead
Rachel
Brown

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	7.40
PA/G:	7.60
Hammer Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Val Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2017 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-0 against Sweden's Anna Hasselborg.

Sweeting finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sweeting defeated Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) 8-3, then won 6-3 against Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN). Sweeting went on to lose 8-7 against Nadine Scotland (Calgary, AB). Sweeting responded with a 6-5 win over Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, SK). Sweeting went on to lose 8-3 against Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Sweeting earned 23.804 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, remaining in 5th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 438.080 total points. Sweeting ranks 3rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 100.297 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

2023: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2022: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Mackenzie Zacharias, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2021: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, Myungsup Lim
Gangneung, KOR
2019: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Kristie Moore
Lethbridge, AB
2017: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Lauren Gray, Kelly Schafer
Perth , SCO
2016: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Stephanie Enright
Lethbridge, AB
2015: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2014: Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey, Laura Walker, Taylor McDonald, Jen Gates
Edmonton, AB
2013: Crystal Webster
Crystal Webster, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Samantha Preston
Calgary, AB
2012: Kaitlyn Lawes
Kaitlyn Lawes, Kirsten Wall, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2010: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jessica Mair, Laine Peters
Edmonton, AB
2009: Cathy King
Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush
Edmonton, AB
2008: Mirjam Ott
Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush
Davos, SUI
2007: Bingyu Wang
Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush
Harbin, CHN
2006: Renee Sonnenberg
Renee Sonnenberg, Nikki Smith, Twyla Bruce, Tina McDonald
Grande Prairie, AB

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