CHAMPION: Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite Wins 2022 European Curling Championships C-Division

Lithuania

SKIP
Virginija
Paulauskaite

Third
Olga
Dvojeglazova

Second
Dovile
Aukstuolyte

Lead
Ruta
Blaziene

Games:	9
Record:	8W - 1L
PF/G:	9.69
PA/G:	5.23
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.46

Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite won 6-3 over Slovenia's Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin in the Final Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the European Curling Championships C-Division, held September 12 - 17, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite finished 7-1 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite defeated Ukraine's Anastasiia Kotova 8-4, then won 6-3 against Slovenia's Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin. Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite went on to lose 6-3 against Hannah Augustin (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite responded with a 8-0 win over Belgium's Caro van Oosterwyck. Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite won 10-6 against Belgium's Caro van Oosterwyck, then won 8-2 against Ukraine's Anastasiia Kotova and 8-6 against Slovenia's Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin. Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite won 6-4 against Augustin in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the European Curling Championships C-Division Championship title, Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite earned 5.625 world rankings points, moving up 75 spots the World Ranking Standings into 130th place overall with 6.822 total points. Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite ranks 33rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.625 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

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