Paterson Reaches 2019 Players' Championship Semifinals

Glasgow, Scotland

SKIP
Ross
Paterson

Third
Kyle
Waddell

Second
Duncan
Menzies

Lead
Michael
Goodfellow

Games:	8
Record:	4W - 4L
PF/G:	6.21
PA/G:	6.90
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Efficiency:	0.19

Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO) run at the 2019 Players' Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-4 loss to Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). of the 2019 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; Paterson advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-5 win over Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT).

Paterson finished 2-3 in the 12 team Players' Championship qualifying round, held April 9 - 14, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Paterson lost 6-3 to Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) where Paterson responded with a 7-5 win over Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). Paterson went on to lose 7-3 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Paterson responded with a 4-2 win over Glenn Howard (Penetanguishe, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Paterson earned 48.372 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Players' Championship, remaining in 9th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 25.273 after improving upon their best so far this season. Paterson ranks 9th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 333.153 points earned so far this season.

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

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	58	36	40	6.21	6.90	-0.69	4.31	4.14	1.44	1.67	1.55

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	27	28	5	3	0-0	2-0	5-0	1.04	0.19	0.29	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	31	8	35	6	0-1	0-1	2-11	0.26	1.13	0.32	0.19

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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