Alina Kovaleva (SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUS) qualified for the 2018 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-5 against
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). of the 2018 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
Kovaleva finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated
Chiaki Matsumura (Nagano , JPN) 8-3, then won
7-4 against
Homan and
6-3 against
Allison Flaxey (Winnipeg, MB). Kovaleva went on to lose
7-4 against
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB). Kovaleva responded with a
6-3 win over
Chelsea Carey (Edmotnon, AB). Kovaleva went on to lose
6-4 against
Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). Kovaleva responded with a
7-4 win over
Jamie Sinclair (Chaska, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
Kovaleva earned
29.885 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic. Kovaleva move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 24.542 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with
147.217 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kovaleva ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
99.129 points earned so far this season.
