CHAMPION: Whyte Wins 2019 Dumfries Challenger Series

Stirling, Scotland

SKIP
Ross
Whyte

Third
Robin
Brydone

Second
Duncan
McFadzean

Lead
Euan
Kyle

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	10.70
PA/G:	3.72
Hammer Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.83
Steal Efficiency:	0.48

Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) won 6-2 over Lucien Lottenbach (Zug, SUI) in the Final of the Dumfries Challenger Series, held December 12 - 15, 2019 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Whyte won 6-4 over Glen Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2019 Dumfries Challenger Series in Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland; and won 6-4 over Simon Gempeler (Adelboden, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Dumfries Challenger Series in Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland;

Whyte finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Whyte defeated Orrin Carson (Dumfries, SCO) 7-3, then won 9-1 against Graham Sloan (Dumfries, SCO) and 7-1 against Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT). Whyte won 5-1 against Gempeler in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Dumfries Challenger Series Championship title, Whyte earned 23.298 world rankings points along with the $7,002CDN first prize cheque. Whyte move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 16.376 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with 212.525 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Whyte ranks 12th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 184.833 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

2019: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle
Stirling, SCO
2018: Jaap van Dorp
Wouter Gosgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen
Zoetermeer, NED
2017: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh, SCO
2016: Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cameron Smith
Stirling, SCO
2015: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Duncan Menzies, Bobby Lammie, Gregor Cannon
Edinburgh, SCO
2014: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Glen Muirhead, Ross Paterson, Hammy McMillan Jr., Thomas Muirhead
Aberdeen, UK

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