Kauste/Kauste Runner-Up at 2020 Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup

Oona Kauste/Aku Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) lost 8-6 to Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN) in the Final of the Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup, held January 23 - 26, 2020 in Gavle, Sweden. To advance to the championship game, Kauste/Kauste won 6-5 over Switzerland's Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin in the semifinals of the 2020 Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup in Gavle, Sweden; and won 9-0 over Tova Sundberg/Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup in Gavle, Sweden;

Kauste/Kauste finished 3-1 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste/Kauste defeated Vilma Ahlstrom/Arvid Norin (Landvetter, SWE) 8-6, then won 7-6 against Switzerland's Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin. Kauste/Kauste went on to lose 7-1 against Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Stockholm, SWE). Kauste/Kauste responded with a 13-2 win over Agnieszka Paszek/Michal Paszek (Lodz, POL) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Gefle Mixed Doubles Cup, Kauste/Kauste take home 26.356 world rankings points along with the $1,038CDN prize, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 22.122 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kauste/Kauste ranks 56th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 33.196 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: Isabell Andersson
Isabell Andersson, Simon Granbom
Gavle, SWE
2023: Kristin Moen Skaslien
Kristin Moen Skaslien, Magnus Nedregotten
Oslo, NOR
2022: Maia Ramsfjell
Maia Ramsfjell, Magnus Ramsfjell
Trondheim, NOR

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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