Warkentin Reaches 2024 TBayTel Major League of Curling Quarters

Thunder Bay, Ontario

SKIP
Zach
Warkentin

Third
Tyler
Stewart

Second
Travis
Potter

Lead
Jamie
Childs

Games:	18
Record:	15W - 3L
PF/G:	8.68
PA/G:	4.96
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.71
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Zach Warkentin (Thunder Bay, ON) qualified for the 2024 TBayTel Major League of Curling playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-4 against Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON).

Warkentin finished 15-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Warkentin defeated Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NO) 5-4, then won 4-3 against Denis Malette (Thunder Bay, ON) and 6-5 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin won 8-4 against Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON), then won 6-3 against Rob Skinner (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin went on to lose 5-4 against Gary Weiss (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin responded with a 7-2 win over Ashley Palmer (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin won 8-2 against Myles Stevens (Thunder Bay, ON), then won 5-2 against Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON) and 9-3 against Robyn Despins (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin won 5-4 against Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON), then won 6-1 against Chris Silver (Thunder Bay, ON) and 9-4 against Andrew Sinclair (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin won 7-4 against Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin went on to lose 6-2 against Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO). Warkentin responded with a 9-1 win over Claire Dubinsky (Thunder Bay, ON). Warkentin won 8-6 against McCarville in their final qualifying round match.

Warkentin earned 1.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the TBayTel Major League of Curling. For week 27 of the event schedule, Warkentin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Warkentin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	18	6	0	0.750	8-2	7-0	4-1	3-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	174	145	90	8.33	5.17	3.16	4.89	3.74	1.71	1.38	1.38

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	78	90	19	9	3-0	6-0	17-1	1.15	0.24	0.38	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	96	55	71	15	3-1	2-7	7-7	0.57	0.74	0.68	0.35

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