Abe Reaches 2017 Black Diamond / High River Cash Quarters

Sapporo, Japan

Fourth
Yuta
Matsumura

Third
Yasumasa
Tanida

SKIP
Shinya
Abe

Lead
Kosuke
Aita

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	8.46
PA/G:	7.31
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.30
Force Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) qualified for the 2017 Black Diamond / High River Cash playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Chad Dahlseide (Calgary, AB). of the 2017 Black Diamond / High River Cash in Black Diamond / High River, Alberta;

Abe finished 2-1 in the 14 team Black Diamond / High River Cash qualifying round, held November 24 - 26, 2017 in , . In their opening game, Abe defeated John Steel (High River, AB) 9-1, then won 6-5 against Rob Johnson (Calgary, AB). Abe went on to lose 6-1 against Trevor Funk (Medicine Hat, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Abe earned 3.656 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Black Diamond / High River Cash, moving up 14 spots the World Ranking Standings into 178th place overall with 19.742 total points. Abe ranks 126th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 14.346 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	2	2	0	0.500	1-0	1-1	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	26	22	19	8.46	7.31	1.15	5.00	4.23	1.69	1.73	0.77

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	10	12	4	0	0-0	1-0	3-1	1.20	0.40	0.40	0.30

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	16	10	15	2	0-1	1-0	2-4	0.63	0.94	0.38	0.38

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