Michel2-1 at 2016 Thompson Curling Challenge

SKIP
Sven
Michel

Third
Oliver
Widmer

Second
Paddy
Kaeser

Lead
Michael
Probst

Sven Michel (Zurich, SUI) finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Michel defeated Krystof Tabery (Prague, CZE) 4-3, then won 8-3 against Switzerland's Andrin Schnider. Michel went on to lose 7-0 against Bulgaria's Rico Pleisch in their final qualifying round match.

Michel earned 5.144 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Thompson Curling Challenge, moving up 16 spots the World Ranking Standings into 161st place overall with 18.771 total points. Michel ranks 122nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.344 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

Manitoba's Kate Cameron (Photo: Curling Canada) announced on Monday that the team will look different for the new Olympic quadrennial.