Kovaleva Reaches 2020 Meridian Canadian Open Semifinals

Saint-Petersburg , Russia

SKIP
Alina
Kovaleva

Third
Maria
Komarova

Second
Galina
Arsenkina

Lead
Ekaterina
Kuzmina

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	8.22
PA/G:	7.78
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) run at the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-1 loss to Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon, KOR). of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; Kovaleva advanced through the quarterfinals with a 9-7 win over Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan;

Kovaleva finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated Jones 6-5, then went on to lose 7-6 against Tabitha Peterson (McFarland , USA). Kovaleva responded with a 8-6 win over Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). Kovaleva won 7-3 against Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Kovaleva earned 51.893 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Meridian Canadian Open. Kovaleva move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 24.111 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with 251.493 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kovaleva ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 237.658 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

2025: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Selina Witschonke , Pierre Charette
Aarau, SUI
2024: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes , Brendan Bottcher
Ottawa, ON
2024: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes , Ryan Fry
Ottawa, ON
2023: Satsuki Fujisawa
Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida
Kitami, JPN
2020: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Scharback
Sundbyberg, SWE
2019: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2018: Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters
Calgary, AB
2017: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Stephanie Enright
Lethbridge, AB
2015: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2014: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Sarah Reid
Stirling, SCO

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