Rantamaki Reaches 2015 German Masters Quarters

Hyvinkaa, Finland

SKIP
Tomi
Rantamaki

Third
Pekka
Peura

Second
Jere
Sullanmaa

Lead
Jermu
Poellaenen

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	6.49
PA/G:	8.65
Hammer Efficiency:	0.39
Steal Defense:	0.37
Force Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Efficiency:	0.22

Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) qualified for the 2015 German Masters playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 10-2 against Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). of the 2015 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany;

Rantamaki finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rantamaki defeated Alexander Baumann (Fuessen, GER) 6-4, then won 5-4 against Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, UK). Rantamaki went on to lose 7-3 against Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI). Rantamaki responded with a 8-7 win over Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Rantamaki earned 4.740 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the German Masters, moving up 34 spots the World Ranking Standings into 102nd place overall with 13.932 total points. Rantamaki ranks 115th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.165 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

2017: Steffen Walstad
Oslo, NOR
2016: David Murdoch
Stirling, SCO
2015: Brendan Bottcher
Edmonton, AB
2014: Sven Michel
Adelboden, SUI

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