Virtaala Reaches 2019 Paf Masters Tour Quarters

Hyvinkaa, Finland

SKIP
Elina
Virtaala

Third
Miia
Ahrenberg

Second
Janina
Lindstroem

Lead
Tuuli
Rissanen

Games:	7
Record:	3W - 4L
PF/G:	5.31
PA/G:	8.57
Hammer Efficiency:	0.15
Steal Defense:	0.52
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.30

Elina Virtaala (Hyvinkaa, FIN) qualified for the 2019 Paf Masters Tour playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-0 against Selina Witschonke (Luzern, SUI). of the 2019 Paf Masters Tour in Aland, Finland;

Virtaala finished 3-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Virtaala lost 13-0 to Witschonke, then responded with a 5-2 win over Sophie Jackson (Dumfries, SCO). Virtaala went on to lose 5-4 against Maggie Wilson (Stirling, SCO). Virtaala responded with a 7-4 win over Maria Larsson (Ostersund, SWE). Virtaala won 7-3 against Tova Sundberg (Ostersund, SWE). Virtaala went on to lose 7-3 against Vlada Rumiantseva (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.

Virtaala earned 4.190 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Virtaala move up 35 spots after posting a net gain of 3.829 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 176th overall with 7.442 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Virtaala ranks 112th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.190 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

2019: Isabella Wrana
Isabella Wrana, Jennie Wahlin, Almida de Val, Fanny Sjoberg
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Isabella Wrana
Isabella Wrana, Jennie Wahlin, Almida de Val, Fanny Sjoberg
Stockholm, SWE
2017: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, Chohi Kim
Uiseong, KOR

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