Rajala Runner-Up at 2017 The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Howard
Rajala

Third
Rich
Moffatt

Second
Chris
Fulton

Lead
Paul
Madden

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	7.05
PA/G:	6.36
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.17

Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) lost 6-4 to Steve Allen (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic, held November 18 - 19, 2017 in Carp, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Rajala won 6-4 over John Steski (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic in Carp, Ontario; and won 6-5 over Chris Gardner (Buckingham, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic in Carp, Ontario;

Rajala finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated Jamie Birtwistle (Ottawa, ON) 6-2, then won 7-3 against Dwayne Lowe (Carp, ON). Rajala went on to lose 8-2 against Gardner in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic, Rajala take home 9.774 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, moving up 191 spots the World Ranking Standings into 227th place overall with 11.288 total points. Rajala ranks 146th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.774 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

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