CHAMPION: Flanagan Wins 2024 New Zealand Junior National Championships

Naseby, New Zealand

SKIP
Sam
Flanagan

Third
Hunter
Burke

Second
Jack
Millar

Lead
Flynn
Coburn

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	10.23
PA/G:	4.42
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.58

Sam Flanagan (Naseby, NZL) won 6-5 over Darcy Nevill (Naseby, NZL) in the Final of the New Zealand Junior National Championships, held August 25 - 27, 2023 at the Naseby Curling Club in Naseby, New Zealand. To advance to the championship game, Flanagan won 5-2 over Oscar Cao (Naseby, NZL) in the semifinals of the 2024 New Zealand Junior National Championships in Naseby, New Zealand;

Flanagan finished 4-0 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Flanagan defeated Ben Kinney (Naseby, NZL) 11-5, then won 9-3 against Cao and 5-3 against William Becker (Naseby, NZL). Flanagan won 8-1 against Nevill in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the New Zealand Junior National Championships Championship title, Flanagan earned 3.750 world rankings points, moving up 283 spots the World Ranking Standings into 289th place overall with 3.750 total points. Flanagan ranks 40th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.750 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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