Smeltzer4-3 at 2018 USports Men's Curling Championship

Fredericton, New Brunswick

SKIP
Jack
Smeltzer

Third
Trevor
Crouse

Second
Evan
MacKnight

Lead
Alex
Gallant

Games:	9
Record:	5W - 4L
PF/G:	6.24
PA/G:	7.29
Hammer Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Defense:	0.39
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.22

Jack Smeltzer (Fredericton, NB) finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smeltzer lost 11-6 to Eric Bradey (St. Catharines, ON), then responded with a 6-4 win over JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB). Smeltzer won 7-6 against Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB). Smeltzer went on to lose 9-4 against John Willsey (Waterloo, ON). Smeltzer responded with a 6-5 win over Drew Springer (Regina, SK). Smeltzer won 10-6 against Robert Mayhew (Halifax, NS). Smeltzer went on to lose 7-4 against Alex Champ (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Smeltzer earned 3.506 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USports Men's Curling Championship, moving up 295 spots the World Ranking Standings into 414th place overall with 3.506 total points. Smeltzer ranks 332nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.506 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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