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.
