Veronica Zappone (Pinerolo, ITA) won
5-2 over
Dilsat Yildiz (Eruzurum, TUR) in the Final of the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, held November 16 - 23, 2019 in Helsingborg, Sweden. To advance to the championship game, Zappone won
9-4 over
Dorottya Palancsa (Budapest, HUN) in the semifinals of the 2020 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden;
Zappone finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zappone defeated
Oihane Otaegi (San Sebastien, ESP) 11-4, then won
6-4 against
Marharyta Dziashuk (Minsk, BLR) and
8-5 against
Marta Pluta (Gliwice, POL). Zappone won
8-7 against
Elina Virtaala (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won
9-3 against
Lithuania's Asta Vaicekonyte and
9-1 against
Gabriela Kajanova (Bratislava, SVK). Zappone went on to lose
6-5 against
Palancsa. Zappone lost
8-7 to
Yildiz where Zappone responded with a
9-1 win over
Lisa Farnell (Kent, ENG) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships Championship title, Zappone earned
20.841 world rankings points, moving up 52 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 95th place overall with
35.752 total points. Zappone ranks 73rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.410 points earned so far this season.
