Smith/Thomson Reaches 2023 HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles Quarters

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	8.62
PA/G:	7.59
Hammer Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Megan Smith/Doug Thomson (Newmarket, ON) qualified for the 2023 HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-4 against Lauren Cheal/Greg Cheal (Sherbrooke, QC). of the 2023 HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada;

Smith/Thomson finished 2-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith/Thomson defeated Carrie Robertson/Alex Robertson (Palmerston, ON) 9-2, then won 9-7 against Dany Roy/Bruno Sonier (Sherbrooke, QC). Smith/Thomson went on to lose 6-3 against Yu Han/Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN). Smith/Thomson lost 0-0 to Cheal/Cheal in their final qualifying round match.

Smith/Thomson earned 3.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles. For week 17 of the event schedule, Smith/Thomson did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 121st to 126th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 11.555 total points. Smith/Thomson ranks 68th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	33	24	0	0.579	4-0	1-2	2-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	397	381	336	9.60	8.46	1.13	5.31	4.69	1.81	1.81	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	187	257	87	0	16-0	18-4	36-21	1.37	0.47	0.37	0.31

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	210	124	249	0	2-10	6-26	23-38	0.59	1.19	0.42	0.39

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