Shuster Runner-Up at 2024 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen

Duluth , Minnesota

SKIP
John
Shuster

Third
Christopher
Plys

Second
Matt
Hamilton

Lead
John
Landsteiner

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	10.43
PA/G:	7.23
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.27
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

John Shuster (Duluth , MN) lost 7-2 to Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, held January 18 - 21, 2024 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won 8-5 over Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2024 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won 8-3 over Craig Kochan (Scottsdale, AZ) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;

Shuster finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ) 8-3, then won 11-5 against Steve Laycock (Swift Current, SK). Shuster went on to lose 6-5 against Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK). Shuster responded with a 7-5 win over Kleiter in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, Shuster take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $4,568CDN prize, remaining in 20th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 9.187 after improving upon their best so far this season. Shuster ranks 25th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 111.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	51	23	0	0.689	14-0	8-4	4-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	509	459	318	9.02	6.25	2.77	4.85	4.01	1.86	1.56	1.14

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	243	325	77	23	12-0	28-7	64-8	1.34	0.32	0.47	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	266	134	241	35	2-5	10-16	25-44	0.50	0.91	0.56	0.31

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