[[1:74.7292]] CHAMPION: Gushue Wins 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1

GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1

Curling Scores

M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 7 -- Fri, Aug 14 -- 8:30pm CET
Schwaller  
Ramsfjell  
Retornaz  
Jermann  
Brunner  
Waddell  
W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 2:00am ET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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CHAMPION: Gushue Wins 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1

Sep 5 - 10, 2017

St. John's, Newfoundland / Labrador
Player Photo
SKIP
Brad
Gushue
   Player Photo
Third
Mark
Nichols
   Player Photo
Second
Brett
Gallant
   Player Photo
Lead
Geoff
Walker
  
Games: 7  
Record: 7W - 0L  
PF/G: 10.63  
PA/G: 3.54  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.58  
Steal Defense: 0.07  
Force Efficiency: 0.82  
Steal Efficiency: 0.38  
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won 9-1 over Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, held September 5 - 10, 2017 in Regina, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won 5-2 over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Regina, Saskatchewan; and won 7-5 over Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals.
 
Gushue finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated Glenn Howard (Islington, ON) 8-1, then won 6-1 against John Shuster (Duluth, USA) and 8-4 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Gushue won 8-3 against Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 Championship title, Gushue earned 74.729 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 2nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 595.261 total points. Gushue ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 74.729 points earned so far this season.
 

Statistics

 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 

Scores

 Draw Team Game Watch
  1 vs. Howard (ON) - WTR:19 W 8-1
  6 vs. Shuster (USA) - WTR:16 W 6-1
  10 vs. Koe (AB) - WTR:5 W 8-4
  13 vs. De Cruz (SUI) - WTR:10 W 8-3
  QF vs. Laycock (SK) - WTR:11 W 7-5
  SF vs. Jacobs (ON) - WTR:3 W 5-2
  CF vs. Walstad (NOR) - WTR:14 W 9-1

Curling Scores

M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 7 -- Fri, Aug 14 -- 8:30pm CET
Schwaller  
Ramsfjell  
Retornaz  
Jermann  
Brunner  
Waddell  
W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 8:00am CET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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