Virtaala Reaches 2022 Finnish Mixed Doubles Championship Semifinals

Elina Virtaala (Joensuu, FIN) run at the 2022 Finnish Mixed Doubles Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-8 loss to Susanna Santti (Tampere, FIN). of the 2022 Finnish Mixed Doubles Championship in Joensuu, Finland;

Virtaala finished 3-2 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Virtaala lost 11-3 to Lotta Immonen (Espoo, FIN), then responded with a 8-7 win over Mikko Saastamoinen (Joensuu, FIN). Virtaala won 9-8 against Bonnie Nilhamn (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won 6-3 against Santti. Virtaala went on to lose 7-2 against Miia Ahrenberg (Harjavalta, FIN) in their final qualifying round match.

Virtaala earned 6.056 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Finnish Mixed Doubles Championship, remaining in 778th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 6.056 total points. Virtaala ranks 203rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.056 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

Gangwon Province's Park Jong-duk (Photo: Steve Seixeiro/WCF) will try to make it a second straight national title this week in Uijeongbu.

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