Waddell Reaches 2023 Insitu Players Open Quarters

Hamilton, Scotland

SKIP
Kyle
Waddell

Third
Craig
Waddell

Second
Mark
Taylor

Lead
Gavin
Barr

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	6.30
PA/G:	6.30
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.11

Kyle Waddell (Hamilton, SCO) qualified for the 2023 Insitu Players Open playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-3 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). of the 2023 Insitu Players Open in Dundas, Ontario, Canada;

Waddell finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Waddell defeated Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) 5-4, then won 6-4 against Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI) and 6-4 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Waddell went on to lose 9-4 against Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK). Waddell responded with a 5-3 win over Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Waddell earned 21.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Insitu Players Open, remaining in 35th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 4.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Waddell ranks 18th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 57.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	42	26	0	0.618	11-4	10-5	5-3	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	484	388	308	8.02	6.36	1.65	4.59	4.07	1.75	1.56	1.34

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	229	276	62	32	8-1	21-3	54-7	1.21	0.27	0.42	0.20

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	255	112	246	33	6-6	4-18	13-38	0.44	0.96	0.59	0.28

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