CHAMPION: Desjardins/Desjardins Wins 2018 WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup

Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, QC) won 7-5 over Gina Aitken/Scott Andrews (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup, held October 18 - 21, 2018 in Kitzbuehel, Austria. To advance to the championship game, Desjardins/Desjardins won 9-8 over Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin (Zug, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2018 WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria; and won 9-6 over Anna Fowler/Ben Fowler (London, ENG) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria;

Desjardins/Desjardins finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Desjardins/Desjardins defeated Miia Turto/Jari Turto (Hyvinkaa, FIN) 10-2, then won 13-3 against Eniko Szabo/Balazs Foti (Budapest, HUN) and 9-8 against Fiona Wunderlich/Till Wunderlich (Oberstdorf, GER). Desjardins/Desjardins went on to lose 7-6 against Aitken/Andrews in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup Championship title, Desjardins/Desjardins earned 0.000 world rankings points along with the $1,202CDN first prize cheque. For week 10 of the event schedule, Desjardins/Desjardins did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Desjardins/Desjardins 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

2024: Rachele Scalesse
Rachele Scalesse, Alberto Pimpini
Pinerolo, ITA
2023: Julie Zelingrova
Julie Zelingrova, Vitek Chabicovsky
Prague, CZE
2021: Daniela Rupp
Daniela Rupp, Kevin Wunderlin
Zug, SUI
2019: Kristin Moen Skaslien
Kristin Moen Skaslien, Magnus Nedregotten
Oppdal, NOR
2018: Emilie Desjardins
Emilie Desjardins, Robert Desjardins
Chicoutimi, QC
2017: Rui Wang
Rui Wang, De Xin Ba
Harbin, CHN

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