Kristina Kolykhalova/Muzdybay Kudaibergenov (Almaty, KAZ) won
8-2 over
India's Akgul Kumar/P.N. Raju in the Final of the 21st Kazakhstan Cup WCT Mixed Doubles, held May 26 - 29, 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. To advance to the championship game, Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov won
6-2 over
Uzbekistan's Tilsmay Alliyarova/Ondasyn Artikbaev in the semifinals
Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov finished 5-0 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov defeated
Ulmeken Zhubandyk/Ilya Maramygin (Almaty, KAZ) 11-5, then won
8-3 against
Angelina Ebauyer/Viktor Kim (Almaty, KAZ) and
7-3 against
Svetlana Kan/Arman Irjanov (Seoul, KOR). Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov won
9-6 against
India's Akgul Kumar/P.N. Raju, then won
12-6 against
Regina Ebauyer/Azizbek Nadirbayev (Almaty, KAZ) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the 21st Kazakhstan Cup WCT Mixed Doubles Championship title, Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov earned
8.487 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque. Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 8.488 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 777th overall with
8.488 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kolykhalova/Kudaibergenov ranks 179th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.488 points earned so far this season.
