Girard/Simard Reaches 2019 GOLDLINE Clermont Mixed Doubles Quarters

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	9.68
PA/G:	8.39
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Vanessa Girard/Sebastien Simard (saguenay, QC) qualified for the 2019 GOLDLINE Clermont Mixed Doubles playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 11-6 against Helene Poisson/Rene Dubois (Kenogami, QC).

Girard/Simard finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Girard/Simard defeated Dany Roy/Bruno Sonier (Sherbrooke, QC) 9-3, then won 8-4 against Christine Guay/Gervais Lavoie (Clermont, QC). Girard/Simard went on to lose 8-7 against Sonia Tremblay/Regent Simard (Clermont, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

Girard/Simard earned 4.805 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the GOLDLINE Clermont Mixed Doubles, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.403 after improving upon their best so far this season. Girard/Simard ranks 61st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 16.305 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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