MacDonald Runner-Up at 2021 WCT Latvia International Challenger

SKIP
Amy
MacDonald

Third
Susie
Smith

Second
Eilidh
Yeats

Lead
Nicola
Joiner

Amy MacDonald (Stirling, SCO) lost 9-3 to Vlada Rumiantseva (Moscow, RUS) in the Final of the WCT Latvia International Challenger, held October 21 - 24, 2021 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, MacDonald won 11-4 over Stefania Constantini (Trentino, ITA) in the semifinals of the 2021 WCT Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won 6-4 over Emma Moberg (Stockholm, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 WCT Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;

MacDonald finished 4-1 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, MacDonald defeated Santa Blumberga (Riga, LAT) 8-4, then went on to lose 9-3 against Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite. MacDonald responded with a 7-6 win over Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE). MacDonald won 8-3 against Daria Chmarra (Lodz, POL), then won 8-2 against Agi Szentannai (Budapest, HUN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the WCT Latvia International Challenger, MacDonald take home 14.009 world rankings points along with the $1,139CDN prize, moving up 24 spots the World Ranking Standings into 74th place overall with 31.335 total points. MacDonald ranks 64th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 14.009 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

2022: Corrie Huerlimann
Corrie Huerlimann, Celine Schwizgebel, Nadine Baertschiger, Anna Gut, Melina Bezzola
Zug, SUI
2021: Vlada Rumiantseva
Vlada Rumiantseva, Aleksandra Mozzherina, Aleksandra Stoyarosova, Ekaterina Kungurova, Irina Riazanova
Moscow, RUS
2019: Maia Ramsfjell
Maia Ramsfjell, Martine Roenning, Mille Nordbye, Astri Forbregd
Lillehammer, NOR
2018: Maggie Wilson
Maggie Wilson, Jennifer Marshall, Amy MacDonald, Eilidh Yeats
Stirlign, SCO
2017: Daniela Jentsch
Daniela Jentsch, Josephine Obermann, Analena Jentsch, Pia-Lisa Schoell
Fï¿½ssen, GER

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