Pitts/Flanagan4-2 at New Zealand Mixed Doubles Qualifier

Rachael Pitts/Sam Flanagan (Naseby, NZL) finished 4-2 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pitts/Flanagan defeated Olivia Russell/Jed Nevill (Naseby, NZL) 10-1, then went on to lose 7-2 against Ruby Kinney/Hunter Walker (Naseby, NZL). Pitts/Flanagan responded with a 8-7 win over Bridget Becker/Sean Becker (Naseby, NZL). Pitts/Flanagan went on to lose 9-3 against Courtney Smith/Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL). Pitts/Flanagan responded with a 8-7 win over Lucy Neilson/Darcy Nevill (Naseby, NZL). Pitts/Flanagan won 9-2 against Michelle Bong/Murray Pitts (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.

Pitts/Flanagan earned 1.813 world rankings points for their Top 4 finish in the New Zealand Mixed Doubles Qualifier. Pitts/Flanagan gained 1.812 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 806 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 806thplace overall with 1.812 total points. Pitts/Flanagan ranks 5th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.812 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	6	6	0	0.500	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	89	72	77	8.09	8.65	-0.56	5.06	4.94	1.60	1.75	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	45	44	26	0	0-1	4-1	10-2	0.98	0.58	0.31	0.42

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	44	28	51	0	0-4	2-2	5-8	0.64	1.16	0.44	0.43

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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