Birr2-3 at 2015 Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic

Blaine, Minnesota

SKIP
Todd
Birr

Third
Doug
Pottinger

Second
John
Benton

Lead
Tom
O'Connor

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	6.56
PA/G:	8.44
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Efficiency:	0.11

Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) finished 2-3 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr lost 9-5 to Ontario's Richard Krell, then responded with a 6-4 win over New York's Brandon Corbett. Birr went on to lose 6-1 against Minnesota's Mike Farbelow. Birr responded with a 4-1 win over Ontario's John Young Jr.. Birr went on to lose 7-5 against Ontario's Ryan LeDrew in their final qualifying round match.

Birr earned 1.476 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 5 spots the World Ranking Standings into 132nd place overall with 18.470 total points. Birr ranks 84th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.790 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

2012: Rob Rumfeldt
Rob Rumfeldt, Adam Spencer, Scott Hodgson, Greg Robinson
, ON
2013: Jake Higgs
Brent Ross, Jake Higgs, Codey Maus, Bill Buchanan
Glencoe, ON
2014: Aaron Squires
Aaron Squires, Matt Mapletoft, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2015: John Shuster
John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner
Duluth, USA
2016: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2017: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Adam Spencer, David Mathers, Scott Howard
Toronto, ON
2018: John Willsey
John Willsey, Connor Lawes, Robert Currie, Evan Lilly
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