Wood/Banyai5-3 at USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	9.26
PA/G:	9.07
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.27
Force Efficiency:	0.28
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Becca Wood/Shawn Banyai (Denver, CO) finished 5-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wood/Banyai defeated Wisconsin's Abigail Marquardt/Coleman Thurston 8-4, then went on to lose 9-4 against Massachusetts's Monica Walker/Alex Leichter. Wood/Banyai responded with a 1-0 win over North Dakota's Taylor Drees/Joe Heiden. Wood/Banyai won 11-6 against North Dakota's Michelle Wagner/Daniel Buresh, then won 9-8 against Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith and 8-6 against Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN). Wood/Banyai went on to lose 7-5 against Maryland's Katherine Gourianova/Eli Clawson. Wood/Banyai lost 9-4 to Minnesota's Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith in their final qualifying round match.

Wood/Banyai earned 5.625 world rankings points for their Top 4 finish in the USA Mixed Doubles Challenge Round, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 5.626 after improving upon their best so far this season. Wood/Banyai ranks 124th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.922 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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