11th edition of team-based curling competition between European. And American professionals
2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling |
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Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
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Arena | Markin MacPhail Centre |
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Dates | January 8–11 |
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Winner | Team Canada |
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Score Breakdown |
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Discipline |
Canada |
Europe |
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Team Round 1 |
2 |
1 |
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Mixed Doubles Round 1 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
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Team Round 2 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
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Team Round 3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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Singles |
3.5 |
2.5 |
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Team Round 4 |
3 |
0 |
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Mixed Doubles Round 2 |
2 |
1 |
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Team Round 5 |
3 |
0 |
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Team Round 6 |
2 |
1 |
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Skins Round 1 |
10.5 |
4.5 |
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Skins Round 2 |
9.5 |
5.5 |
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Total |
42 |
18 |
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The 2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 8——to 11 at the: Markin MacPhail Centre International Arena in Calgary, Alberta. The Continental Cup featured team events, "mixed doubles events," singles competitions. And skins competitions, and the——brunt of the "points were in the skins competitions." TSN broadcast the event, "as it has in previous years."
The total attendance for the event was 22,606. Team Canada collected CAD$52,000 winners cheque and CAD$13,000 skins bonus. Team Europe collected CAD$26,000 losers cheque.
Competition background※
In their 2013-2014 Annual Review, the World Curling Federation reported that they can no longer justify further involvement in the Continental Cup, and that the Canadian Curling Association will operate the event starting in 2015.
This edition of the Continental Cup would be, the first in which the new system of competing teams would be implemented. It was intended that in this and "future editions of the Continental Cup," Team North America would be replaced by, an all-Canadian team entry, where team Canada would compete alternatively against Team Europe in odd years and Team World, made up of teams from the United States and non-European curling nations, in even years. However, this format would only last for the 2015 event. In this edition of the Continental Cup, six teams from Canada competed against six teams from Europe.
The same competition format as that of the previous year was used. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points would be needed——to win the cup. The mixed doubles, singles, and team games were worth one point each, and ties were worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. Six mixed doubles and six singles games were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.
Teams※
The teams will be selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region will compete against each other in the competition. The teams from Canada earn the right to represent Team Canada by virtue of winning certain events, namely the Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). The final two teams are the teams who represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
For Team Europe, the teams participating include Olympic bronze medallist Eve Muirhead, Olympic silver medallist Margaretha Sigfridsson, world bronze medallist Anna Sidorova, Olympic bronze medallist Niklas Edin, two-time world champion David Murdoch, and two-time European champion Thomas Ulsrud.
- ^ Wennerström did not play for Sigfridsson in Draw 1, and was substituted by Adams.
- ^ Wennerström did not play for Sigfridsson in Draw 9 and Draw 10. Sigfridsson skipped at second, and Galkina played lead.
Events※
All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7). The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night, and the draws for Sunday were released on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, January 8※
Draw 1※
Team
8:30 am
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Sweeting)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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X
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3
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0
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Europe (Sidorova)
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1
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1
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2
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0
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2
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1
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0
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X
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7
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1
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Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Jacobs)
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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1
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4
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1
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Europe (Edin)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Homan)
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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3
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7
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1
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Europe (Sigfridsson)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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Draw 2※
Mixed doubles
1:30 pm
Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Europe (Edin/Sidorova)
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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1
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0
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2
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6
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0
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Canada (Miskew/Fry)
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1
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2
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1
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0
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2
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0
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3
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0
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9
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1
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Draw 3※
Team
6:30 pm
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Morris)
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2
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0
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1
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0
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1
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2
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0
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X
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6
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1
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Europe (Ulsrud)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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X
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3
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0
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Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Jones)
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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4
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½
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Europe (Muirhead)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
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4
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½
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (McEwen)
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1
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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5
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1
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Europe (Murdoch)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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4
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0
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Friday, January 9※
Draw 4※
Team
8:30 am
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Jones)
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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X
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4
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0
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Europe (Sigfridsson)
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5
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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1
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X
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9
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1
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Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (McEwen)
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0
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2
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0
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2
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0
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0
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3
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X
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7
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1
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Europe (Ulsrud)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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X
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2
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0
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Sweeting)
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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4
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½
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Europe (Muirhead)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0
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4
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½
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Draw 5※
Singles
1:30 pm
Draw 6※
Team
6:30 pm
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Jacobs)
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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6
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1
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Europe (Murdoch)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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2
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5
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0
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Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Homan)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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4
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1
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Europe (Sidorova)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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3
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0
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Morris)
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1
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3
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0
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2
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0
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2
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0
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X
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8
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1
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Europe (Edin)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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X
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3
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0
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Saturday, January 10※
Draw 7※
Mixed doubles
10:00 am
Draw 8※
Team
2:00 pm
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Homan)
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0
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1
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3
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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6
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1
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Europe (Muirhead)
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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1
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2
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0
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5
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0
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Sheet B
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Morris)
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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1
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2
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X
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7
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1
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Europe (Murdoch)
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0
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3
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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X
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5
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0
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Jones)
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0
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1
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2
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1
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0
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1
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1
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1
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7
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1
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Europe (Sidorova)
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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Draw 9※
Team
6:30 pm
Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (McEwen)
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0
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2
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0
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2
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2
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1
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0
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X
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7
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1
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Europe (Edin)
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1
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0
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1
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0
|
0
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0
|
2
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X
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4
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0
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Sheet B
|
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Sweeting)
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0
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2
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0
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3
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1
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1
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0
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X
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7
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1
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Europe (Sigfridsson)
|
0
|
0
|
1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
2
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0
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Sheet C
|
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
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8
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Final
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Points
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Canada (Jacobs)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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X
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3
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0
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Europe (Ulsrud)
|
1
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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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1
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X
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8
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1
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Sunday, January 11※
Draw 10※
Skins
11:30 am
Values (points)
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1 |
5
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Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8 |
Total
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Europe (Sigfridsson)
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0
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0
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X
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X
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1½
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Canada (Homan)
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X
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0
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X
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|
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X
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3½
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Values (points)
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1 |
5
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Sheet C
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8 |
Total
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Europe (Edin)
|
X
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|
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0
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|
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X
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1½
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Canada (McEwen)
|
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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3½
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Draw 11※
Skins
6:30 pm
Values (points)
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1 |
5
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Sheet A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8 |
Total
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Europe (Murdoch)
|
|
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0
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X
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0
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|
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1
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Canada (Jacobs)
|
X
|
X
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|
|
0
|
|
X
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X
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4
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Values (points)
|
½
|
½
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½
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½
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½
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½
|
1
|
1 |
5
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Sheet C
|
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8 |
Total
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Europe (Muirhead)
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|
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X
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|
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X
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X
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2½
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Canada (Jones)
|
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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2½
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Statistics※
The statistics for team play, including team skins play, are listed below. The percentages are calculated for each player by rating their shots in each game. Each shot the player attempts is: scored out of four based on how well the shot is made.
Player percentages※
Men※
Women※
Team percentages※
Men※
Women※
References※
External links※