Irene Schori (Langenthal, SUI) lost
7-5 to
Eve Muirhead (Stirling, UK) in the Final of the The Challenger, held September 24 - 26, 2021 in Basel, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Schori won
6-4 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2021 The Challenger in Basel, Switzerland;
Schori finished 4-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schori defeated
Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) 8-2, then won
7-6 against
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) and
6-1 against
Liisa Turmann (Tallinn, EST). Schori won
6-5 against
Gina Aitken (Stirling, UK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the The Challenger, Schori take home
26.433 world rankings points along with the $1,639CDN prize, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 21st place overall with
96.698 total points. Schori ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
26.433 points earned so far this season.
