Kapp Runner-Up at 2023 HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major

Fuessen, Germany

Fourth
Marc
Muskatewitz

SKIP
Benny
Kapp

Second
Felix
Messenzehl

Lead
Johannes
Scheuerl

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	5.16
Hammer Efficiency:	0.77
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Benny Kapp (Fuessen, GER) lost 7-5 to Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the Final of the HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major, held September 14 - 18, 2023 at the Beaumont Curling Club in Beaumont, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kapp won 6-2 over Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada;

Kapp finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kapp defeated Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) 7-4, then won 6-1 against Gosgens and 7-2 against Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the HUB International Alberta Curling Series Major, Kapp take home 30.250 world rankings points along with the $4,250CDN prize, moving up 18 spots the World Ranking Standings into 41st place overall with 98.379 total points. Kapp ranks 14th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 34.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	36	27	0	0.571	7-5	2-3	2-3	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	466	383	311	8.22	6.67	1.55	4.57	4.42	1.80	1.51	1.01

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	245	304	74	34	11-1	23-2	69-11	1.24	0.30	0.49	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	221	79	237	13	0-3	3-13	15-51	0.36	1.07	0.55	0.26

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