Dropkin Reaches 2023 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup Quarters

Duluth, Minnesota

SKIP
Korey
Dropkin

Third
Andrew
Stopera

Second
Mark
Fenner

Lead
Thomas
Howell

Games:	7
Record:	3W - 4L
PF/G:	6.42
PA/G:	8.49
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.26

Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) qualified for the 2023 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-3 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). of the 2023 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan;

Dropkin finished 2-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin lost 10-5 to Edin, droppimg another game, 8-4 to Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB). Dropkin lost 11-4 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN) where Dropkin responded with a 5-2 win over Kelly Knapp (Regina, SK). Dropkin won 7-5 against Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

Dropkin earned 27.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup, remaining in 10th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 6 after improving upon their best so far this season. Dropkin ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 234.375 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	55	35	0	0.611	8-5	11-10	2-2	0-1	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	685	508	452	7.42	6.60	0.82	4.31	4.26	1.72	1.55	1.43

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	334	381	97	50	14-1	19-4	84-15	1.14	0.29	0.41	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	351	127	355	48	4-12	9-14	15-67	0.36	1.01	0.58	0.23

2022: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2021: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Alan Hannah
Stirling, SCO
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2017: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2016: Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MB

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