Homan/Bottcher Runner-Up at 2024 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials

Games:	12
Record:	9W - 3L
PF/G:	10.35
PA/G:	6.59
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.37

Rachel Homan/Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) lost 8-7 to Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials, held December 30 - January 5, 2025 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

Homan/Bottcher finished 6-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Homan/Bottcher defeated Paige Papley/Evan Van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) 8-2, then won 6-2 against Anne Sophie Gionest/Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC) and 7-3 against Jessica Zheng/Victor Pietrangelo (Niagara Falls, ON). Homan/Bottcher won 11-4 against Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB). Homan/Bottcher went on to lose 7-6 against Brittany Tran/Rylan Kleiter (Calgary, AB). Homan/Bottcher responded with a 8-3 win over Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon , SK). Homan/Bottcher won 6-4 against Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials, Homan/Bottcher take home 38.500 world rankings points. Homan/Bottcher move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of -0.806 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with 80.494 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Homan/Bottcher ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 76.594 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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