Pougher Reaches 2022 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships Quarters

Deeside, Wales

SKIP
James
Pougher

Third
Rhys
Phillips

Second
Garry
Coombs

Lead
Simon
Pougher

Games:	8
Record:	4W - 4L
PF/G:	7.04
PA/G:	6.76
Hammer Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

James Pougher (Deeside, WAL) qualified for the 2022 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-4 against Sergio Vez (Vitoria-Gasteiz, ESP). of the 2022 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Lillehammer, Norway;

Pougher finished 4-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pougher defeated Eddy Mercier (Lyon, FRA) 5-4, then won 9-1 against Slovenia's Jure Culic. Pougher went on to lose 10-7 against Ugurcan Karagoz (Erzurum, TUR). Pougher lost 9-4 to Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) where Pougher responded with a 7-3 win over Reto Seiler (Sofia, BUL). Pougher went on to lose 9-5 against Slovakia's Pavol Pitonak. Pougher responded with a 9-4 win over Andrew Woolston (Kent, ENG) in their final qualifying round match.

Pougher earned 10.688 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, moving up 118 spots the World Ranking Standings into 185th place overall with 13.360 total points. Pougher ranks 151st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.688 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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