Team Martin opens season with second place finish in Oslo
The team just got back from a great run to open up the 2008-09 WCT spiel season, finishing runner-up at the Oslo Cup in Norway. The team played strong and was undefeated going into the final. However, the team was upended by hometown heros, Team Ulsrud in the championship final, losing by an 8-2 score.
The team defeated Ralph Stoeckli in the QF 7-5 and defeated Andreas Schwaller 5-3 in the SF en route to the final game.
Oslo Cup Statsline: (courtesy of CurlingZone)
| Games Played: | 7 |
| Record: | 6W – 1L |
| Extra Ends: | 0W – 0L |
| One-Point Games: | 0W – 0L |
| PF/G: | 7.55 |
| PA/G: | 5.31 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 35% |
| Steal Defense: | 88% |
| Force Efficiency: | 64% |
| Steal Efficiency: | 40% |
Full event details for Team Martin found at the following link:
http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/events.php?view=Team&eventid=1918&teamid=36910
