Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) won
6-4 over
EunJung Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in the Final of the Changan Ford International Curling Elite, held December 5 - 10, 2019 in Xining, China. To advance to the championship game, Kovaleva won
7-3 over
Binia Feltscher (Langenthal, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite in Xining, China;
Kovaleva finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) 5-3, then went on to lose
4-3 against
Yu Han (Beijing, CHN). Kovaleva responded with a
6-5 win over
Susan Dudt (Malvern, PA). Kovaleva won
8-3 against
Kim, then won
8-3 against
Triin Madisson (Tallinn, EST) and
6-5 against
Feltscher. Kovaleva went on to lose
9-2 against
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Changan Ford International Curling Elite Championship title, Kovaleva earned
31.852 world rankings points along with the $22,683CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with
226.174 total points. Kovaleva ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
156.999 points earned so far this season.
