Kitz/Stewart Runner-Up at 2021 Nufloors Vernon MD Curling Classic

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	11.11
PA/G:	6.11
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Chaelynn Kitz/Brayden Stewart (Saskatoon, SK) lost 8-3 to Nancy Martin/Tyrel Griffith (Saskatoon , SK) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Kitz/Stewart won 7-5 over Holly Hafeli/Mitchell Kopytko (Vernon, BC) in the semifinals of the 2021 Nufloors Vernon MD Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia; and won 6-4 over Karly King-Simpson/Connar Croteau (Victoria/Campbell River, BC) in the quarterfinals.

Kitz/Stewart finished 3-0 in the 16 team Nufloors Vernon MD Curling Classic qualifying round, held December 3 - 5, 2021 in , . In their opening game, Kitz/Stewart defeated Rhonda Wynn/Ron Russell (British Columbia) 9-1, then won 8-3 against Mikayla Czirfusz/Andrew Nerpin (British Columbia) and 7-1 against Brette Richards/Mark Taylor (British Columbia) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Nufloors Vernon MD Curling Classic, Kitz/Stewart take home 18.984 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize, remaining in 697th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 115.271 total points. Kitz/Stewart ranks 20th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 54.772 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	5	1	0	0.833	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	36	40	22	11.11	6.11	5.00	5.56	4.44	2.00	1.38	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	19	34	4	0	3-0	2-0	5-0	1.79	0.21	0.53	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	17	6	18	0	0-0	0-1	1-4	0.35	1.06	0.58	0.29

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