Han Finishes Fourth at 2019 World Junior Curling Championships

Beijing, China

SKIP
Yu
Han

Third
Rui Yi
Zhao

Second
Yining
Shang

Lead
Yuexin
Ding

Games:	11
Record:	8W - 3L
PF/G:	8.51
PA/G:	6.24
Hammer Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Efficiency:	0.34

Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) lost 6-4 to Raphaela Keiser (Flims, SUI) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, Canada. of the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, Canada; Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) lost 6-4 to Raphaela Keiser (Flims, SUI) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, Canada. Han lost 8-6 to Vlada Rumyanceva (Moscow, RUS) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.

Han finished 8-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Han defeated Maia Ramsfjell (Jar, NOR) 9-8, then won 12-1 against Tova Sundberg (Stockholm, SWE). Han went on to lose 7-2 against Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon city, KOR). Han responded with a 9-3 win over Ami Enami (Karuizawa, JPN). Han won 9-7 against Rumyanceva, then won 9-8 against Cait Flannery (Chaska, USA) and 8-2 against Keiser. Han won 8-7 against Selena Sturmay (Edmonton, CAN), then won 10-6 against Lisa Davie (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

With their fourth place finish at the World Junior Curling Championships, Han take home 14.227 world rankings points. For week 28 of the event schedule, Han did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Han 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

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