Blumberga/Gulbis Reaches 2018 International Mixed Doubles Dumfries Quarters

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	8.41
Hammer Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Defense:	0.27
Force Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Santa Blumberga/Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) qualified for the 2018 International Mixed Doubles Dumfries playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan (Aberdeen, SCO).

Blumberga/Gulbis finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blumberga/Gulbis lost 8-3 to Scotland's Fay Henderson/Andrew Robson, droppimg another game, 9-8 to Michele Jaeggi/Sven Michel (Bern, SUI) where Blumberga/Gulbis responded with a 10-3 win over Anna Fowler/Thomas Jaeggi (Kent, ENG). Blumberga/Gulbis won 9-4 against Scotland's Jacqui Taylor/Andy Taylor, then won 8-6 against Gina Aitken/Duncan Menzies (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

. For week 33 of the event schedule, Blumberga/Gulbis did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Blumberga/Gulbis ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

Jacobs wins Olympic Trials

Calgary's Brad Jacobs (Photo: Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver) defeats Winnipeg's Matt Dunstone 6-5, winning 2 games to 0 in a best-of-three final at the Montana's Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Halifax, N.

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)