Team Kang leads EDGE positional charts at Co-op Invitational

Team Kang nearly swept the positional charts at the Co-op Invitational preliminary round in Victoria, capturing top EDGE statistics across three positions as the season’s first Grand Slam of Curling tournament progressed, thegrandslamofcurling.com reported.

Women’s Division EDGE Statistics and Team Kang Performance

The newly introduced EDGE metric evaluates individual curler performance against the tour average while accounting for shot difficulty, with positive figures indicating players who outperformed the field. Skip Kyeong-ae Kim paced the women’s fourth position with a plus-17 EDGE. Kim shifted to the skip role after Bo-bae Kang focused on mixed doubles this season, joining a Korean club where she previously played third.

Teammates Min-seo Kim and Yu-jeong Shim added to the team’s dominance in pool play. Min-seo Kim ranked first among all third-position players with a plus-16 EDGE, while Shim led all seconds with a plus-20 EDGE.

Rachele Scalesse Denies All-Star Sweep in Victoria

Team Kang’s bid for a complete positional sweep was broken by Grand Slam of Curling rookie Rachele Scalesse. Throwing lead stones for Italy’s Team Zardini Lacedelli, Scalesse posted a plus-14 EDGE on her tournament debut to top the lead position standings.

Men’s Division Leaders at the Co-op Invitational

In the men’s division, Skip Magnus Ramsfjell secured the top spot at the fourth position with a plus-16 EDGE. Team Dunstone placed two players atop the charts, with third Colton Lott posting a plus-21 EDGE and lead Ryan Harnden recording a plus-13 EDGE. Second Craig Waddell of Team Hardie rounded out the men’s positional leaders with a plus-12 EDGE.