Armstrong Reaches 2019 Saskatchewan Tour Championship Quarters

Regina, Saskatchewan

SKIP
Mike
Armstrong

Third
Garret
Springer

Second
Grady
LaMontagne

Lead
Jake
Ripplinger

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.82
PA/G:	9.09
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.35
Force Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Mike Armstrong (Regina, SK) qualified for the 2019 Saskatchewan Tour Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-2 against Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2019 Saskatchewan Tour Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan;

Armstrong finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Armstrong defeated Tyson Armstrong (Lashburn, SK) 5-2, then went on to lose 6-4 against Korte. Armstrong responded with a 8-7 win over Michael Carss (Saskatoon, SK). Armstrong went on to lose 9-1 against Ryan Deis (Fox Valley, SK). Armstrong responded with a 10-9 win over Carson Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

Armstrong earned 7.255 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Saskatchewan Tour Championship, moving up 22 spots the World Ranking Standings into 132nd place overall with 29.599 total points. Armstrong ranks 126th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 27.105 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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