De Cruz Reaches 2019 Players' Championship Semifinals

Geneve, Switzerland

Fourth
Benoit
Schwarz

Third
Sven
Michel

SKIP
Peter
De Cruz

Lead
Valentin
Tanner

Games:	8
Record:	4W - 4L
PF/G:	8.52
PA/G:	7.38
Hammer Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Efficiency:	0.26

Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI) run at the 2019 Players' Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-8 loss to Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). De Cruz advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-6 win over Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL).

De Cruz finished 2-3 in the 12 team Players' Championship qualifying round, held April 9 - 14, 2019 in , . In their opening game, De Cruz lost 6-5 to Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Gushue where De Cruz responded with a 8-1 win over Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK). De Cruz went on to lose 6-5 against John Epping (Toronto, ON). De Cruz responded with a 7-6 win over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.

De Cruz earned 48.372 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Players' Championship. De Cruz move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 21.631 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 7th overall with 340.624 total points on the World Ranking Standings. De Cruz ranks 7th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 340.624 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	4	4	0	0.500	3-2	1-2	2-3	1-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	61	52	45	8.52	7.38	1.15	5.08	4.10	1.68	1.80	0.82

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	26	39	6	0	1-0	3-0	8-2	1.50	0.23	0.46	0.15

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	35	13	39	5	0-0	1-3	2-12	0.37	1.11	0.29	0.26

2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2017: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2016: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2014: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Marc Kennedy, David Nedohin, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2013: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2012: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers
Toronto, ON
2011: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2006: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2005: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2004: John Morris
John Morris, Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Paul Moffatt
Calgary, AB
2003: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Jim Spencer
Winnipeg, MB
2002: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON
2001: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
2000: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
1999: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Victoria Harbour, ON
1998: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
1997: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark
Penatanguishene, ON
1995: Wayne Middaugh
Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark
Toronto, ON
1995: Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider
Kronau, SK
1994: Kevin Martin
Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider
Edmonton, AB
1993: Russ Howard
Murray McEachern, Rick Schneider, Daryl Nixon, Larry Schneider
Penetanguishene, ON

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