The Team headed to la belle province to defend their 2007 title at The National, the second stop on the 2008/09 Grand Slam circuit. And it looked like the Team was going to repeat, sailing into the playoffs without a loss. But with the sudden-death nature of playoffs, one loss and you’re done…and thats what happened to the Team in the Semi-Final, with the lads suffering a 2-5 loss to Toronto’s Wayne Middaugh.
Looking at the numbers, the team worked a solid defensive gameplay, but failed to capitalize on opportunities to score multiple-point ends throughout the event, which ultimately cost the Team in their SF loss to Middaugh (HE of only 30%).
The Team will regroup and get back into action in week three of its four week road stand, heading to Edmonton for the upcoming Canada Cup Qualifier event.
The National Grand Slam Statsline: (courtesy of CurlingZone)
| Games: | 7 |
| Record: | 6W - 1L |
| Extra Ends: | 1W - 0L |
| One-Point Games: | 2W - 0L |
| PF/G: | 6.98 |
| PA/G: | 5.28 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 30% |
| Steal Defense: | 79% |
| Force Efficiency: | 69% |
| Steal Efficiency: | 28% |
Full event details for Team Martin found at the following link:
http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/events.php?view=Team&eventid=1913&teamid=39661
