Whyte Runner-Up at 2021 ATB Okotoks Classic

Stirling, Scotland

SKIP
Ross
Whyte

Third
Robin
Brydone

Second
Duncan
McFadzean

Lead
Euan
Kyle

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	7.27
PA/G:	5.76
Hammer Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Defense:	0.22
Force Efficiency:	0.75
Steal Efficiency:	0.07

Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) lost 6-1 to Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the ATB Okotoks Classic, held September 23 - 26, 2021 at the Okotoks Curling Club in , Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Whyte won 6-3 over Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) to advance to the championship game. of the 2021 ATB Okotoks Classic in , Alberta, Canada;

Whyte finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Whyte defeated Rob Johnson (Calgary, AB) 5-4, then won 6-5 against Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 6-1 against Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the ATB Okotoks Classic, Whyte take home 32.190 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize. Whyte gained 5.191 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 1 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 10thplace overall with 161.126 total points. Whyte ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 60.386 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

2023: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert , Paul Webster
Calgary, AB
2022: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2021: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, John Morris, B.J. Neufeld, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB

Bottcher Out!

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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