Kauste/Rantamaki2-3 at 2018 International Mixed Doubles Trophy Aarau

Oona Kauste/Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 2-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste/Rantamaki lost 8-7 to Melanie Barbezat/Matthias Perret (Biel, SUI), droppimg another game, 4-2 to Noelle Iseli/Rene Iseli (Gstaad, SUI) where Kauste/Rantamaki responded with a 9-4 win over Jolanda Devaux/Michael Devaux (Baden, SUI). Kauste/Rantamaki won 7-3 against Yumiko Kashiwagi/Hiro Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kauste/Rantamaki went on to lose 7-4 against Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in their final qualifying round match.

. For week 22 of the event schedule, Kauste/Rantamaki did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kauste/Rantamaki ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Sweden's Niklas Edin (photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) is set to begin the Olympic season in Baden, Switzerland, at the Baden Masters.

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