CHAMPION: Barbezat Wins 2014 Dumfries Curling Challenge

Biel, Switzerland

SKIP
Melanie
Barbezat

Third
Carole
Howald

Second
Jenny
Perret

Lead
Daniela
Rupp

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	10.28
PA/G:	4.44
Hammer Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Melanie Barbezat (Biel, SUI) won 6-4 over Gina Aitken (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Dumfries Curling Challenge, held December 19 - 21, 2014 in Dumfries, Scotland.

Barbezat finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Barbezat defeated Scotland's Jennifer Martin 9-2, then won 8-3 against Aitken and 7-2 against Lauren Gray (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Dumfries Curling Challenge Championship title, Barbezat earned 0.000 world rankings points along with the $2,175CDN first prize cheque. For week 17 of the event schedule, Barbezat did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 66th to 68th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 16.481 total points. Barbezat ranks 165th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.665 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

Italy wins World Mixed Doubles title

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

Kubota Challenge: Gord Bamford vs Brad Gushue

EXTRA EXTRA END PODCAST: E20: Two-time U.S. Olympian Jessica...

A quick break for the Memorial Day holiday and we're back with our guest and new USA Curling Womenâs National Team & Juniors Director Jessica Schultz.... (read more)
MIKE THE CURLING GUY: Doing Jello Shots with my Kids...

I am in week 3 of isolation/quarantine/home schooling and getting a little squirrel-y. Personal hygiene has become optional. The kids have watched the entire... (read more)
WORLD CURLING REPORT: November 27th, 2019

On today's World Curling Report...we recap Day 1 of the 2019 Canada Cup. (read more)
FROM THE HACK: From the Hack Podcast - November...

On this week's podcast we focus on the Canada Cup with past champion Reid Carruthers (04:09), Adam Kingsbury - former coach of Team Homan and Team Jacobs (11:53)... (read more)
STONE + STRAW: S02:EP06 - Jason Gunnlaugson

Host John Cullen travels to Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the Tour Challenge to interview Winnipeg's own Jason Gunnlaugson. Though Gunnlaugson has yet to win a... (read more)