Rajala Runner-Up at 2015 Capital Curling Fall Open

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	7.22
PA/G:	5.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.13
Steal Defense:	0.38
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.60

Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) lost 6-3 to Colin Dow (Carp, ON) in the Final of the Capital Curling Fall Open, held September 24 - 27, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Rajala won 7-3 over Jean-Sebastien Roy (Thurso, QC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2015 Capital Curling Fall Open in Ottawa, Ontario;

Rajala finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated Jeff McCrady (Ottawa, ON) 1-0, then won 1-0 against Stephen Watson (Renfrew, ON) and 1-0 against Willie Jeffries (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Capital Curling Fall Open, Rajala take home 11.043 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, moving up 506 spots the World Ranking Standings into 140th place overall with 11.043 total points. Rajala ranks 50th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 11.043 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

2022: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Ian Dickie, Zack Shurtleff, Punit Sthankiya
Navan, ON
2019: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Riku Yanagisawa, Satoshi Koizumi, Fukuhiro Ohno, Taisei Kanai
Nagano, JPN
2017: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2016: Michael Fournier
Michael Fournier, Felix Asselin, William Dion, Miguel Bernard
Montreal, QC
2015: Colin Dow
Colin Dow, Ritchie Gillan, Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski
Carp, ON
2014: Brian Lewis
Brian Lewis, Chris Lewis, David Staples, Kyle Thompson
Ottawa, ON
2013: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2012: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2011: Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner, Don Bowser, Brad Kidd, Simon Barrick
Ottawa, ON
2010: Martin Ferland
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Shawn Fowler, Maxime Elmaleh
Trois-Rivieres, QC
2008: Howard Rajala
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Shawn Fowler, Maxime Elmaleh
Ottawa, ON
2007: Howard Rajala
Howard Rajala, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, Craig Cordiner
Ottawa, ON
2006: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2005: Pierre Charette
Pierre Charette, Martin Ferland, Philippe Lemay, Marco Berthelot
, QC
2004: Anne Merklinger
Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Susan Froud, Audrey Frey
Ottawa, ON
2003: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Bill Gamble, Ian MacAulay, John Steski
, ON

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