Lydia Valles (San-Sebastian, ESP) lost
9-6 to
Caro van Oosterwyck (Zemst, BEL) in the Final of the European Curling Championships C-Division, held April 30 - May 5, 2022 in Kaunas, Lithuania. To advance to the championship game, Valles won
7-6 over
Miia Ahrenberg (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2022 European Curling Championships C-Division in Kaunas, Lithuania;
Valles finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Valles defeated
Iva Penava (Zagreb, CRO) 8-6, then went on to lose
8-4 against
van Oosterwyck. Valles responded with a
12-1 win over
Allison Brageul (Lyon, FRA). Valles won
6-3 against
Laura Beever (Queensferry, WAL), then won
9-7 against
Anastasia Kotova (Kyiv, UKR). Valles went on to lose
8-4 against
Ireland's Ailsa Anderson. Valles lost
8-6 to
Ahrenberg in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the European Curling Championships C-Division, Valles take home
4.950 world rankings points, moving up 201 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 162nd place overall with
4.950 total points. Valles ranks 161st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.950 points earned so far this season.
