Craik Reaches 2022 Scottish Curling Championships Semifinals

SKIP
James
Craik

Third
Angus
Bryce

Second
Scott
Hyslop

Lead
Niall
Ryder

James Craik (Forfar, SCO) run at the 2022 Scottish Curling Championships came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-2 loss to Ross Paterson (Stirling, SCO). of the 2022 Scottish Curling Championships in Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland;

Craik finished 6-4 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Craik lost 7-6 to Paterson, then responded with a 7-3 win over Ross Whyte (Dumfries, SCO). Craik won 10-8 against Mark Watt (Perth, SCO), then won 10-7 against Jack Strawhorn (Dumfries, SCO) and 10-9 against Cameron Bryce (Kelso, SCO). Craik went on to lose 7-5 against Paterson. Craik lost 6-5 to Whyte where Craik responded with a 8-3 win over Watt. Craik went on to lose 5-4 against Strawhorn. Craik responded with a 9-3 win over Bryce in their final qualifying round match.

Craik earned 13.203 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Scottish Curling Championships. Craik move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 10.532 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 66th overall with 58.801 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Craik ranks 62nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 51.077 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	49	21	0	0.700	14-2	6-4	6-4	1-0	1-2

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	554	494	324	8.92	5.85	3.07	4.84	3.95	1.84	1.48	1.21

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	256	356	57	30	13-0	26-0	75-15	1.39	0.22	0.50	0.16

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	298	138	267	37	5-0	7-16	23-58	0.46	0.90	0.58	0.28

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