Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg, RUS) lost
6-4 to
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in the Final of the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, held September 6 - 9, 2018 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kovaleva won
7-5 over
Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) in the semifinals of the 2018 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Kovaleva finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva lost
8-4 to
Silvernagle, then responded with a
8-5 win over
Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB). Kovaleva won
6-5 against
Sherry Just (Saskatoon, SK), then won
7-2 against
Ocean Smart (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, Kovaleva take home
29.366 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize, moving up 19 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 34th place overall with
82.797 total points. Kovaleva ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.366 points earned so far this season.
