Schnider Reaches 2018 Dumfries Challenger Series Quarters

SKIP
Andrin
Schnider

Third
Oliver
Widmer

Second
Nicola
Stoll

Lead
Fabian
Schmid

Andrin Schnider (St. Gallen, SUI) qualified for the 2018 Dumfries Challenger Series playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-3 against Lucien Lottenbach (Luzern, SUI).

Schnider finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schnider defeated Ulrik Damm (Hvidovre, DEN) 8-3, then won 7-1 against Struan Carson (Dumfries, SCO). Schnider went on to lose 9-8 against Graham Sloan (Dumfries, SCO). Schnider responded with a 8-6 win over Borys Jasiecki (Sopot, POL) in their final qualifying round match.

Schnider earned 7.139 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Dumfries Challenger Series. Schnider move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 5.052 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 97th overall with 43.074 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Schnider ranks 86th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 34.727 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

2019: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle
Stirling, SCO
2018: Jaap van Dorp
Wouter Gosgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen
Zoetermeer, NED
2017: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh, SCO
2016: Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith, Thomas Muirhead, Kyle Waddell, Cameron Smith
Stirling, SCO
2015: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Duncan Menzies, Bobby Lammie, Gregor Cannon
Edinburgh, SCO
2014: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Glen Muirhead, Ross Paterson, Hammy McMillan Jr., Thomas Muirhead
Aberdeen, UK

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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