Alina Paetz (Zurich, SUI) finished 5-0 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paetz defeated
Karla Thompson (Kamloops, BC) 5-4, then won
6-5 against
Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE) and
5-4 against
Hannah Fleming (Lockerbie, SCO). Paetz won
7-2 against
Melanie Barbezat (Biel, SUI), then won
8-5 against
Andrea Schoepp (Garmisch, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the CCT EURONICS European Masters, Paetz take home
11.963 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize. Paetz move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 7.957 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with
410.526 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Paetz ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
181.893 points earned so far this season.
