CHAMPION: Kalocsai-van Dorp Wins 2024 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships

Budapest, Hungary

Fourth
Linda
Joo

SKIP
Vera
Kalocsai-van Dorp

Second
Jonathan
Nagy

Lead
Orsolya
Toth-Csosz

Games:	11
Record:	9W - 2L
PF/G:	9.48
PA/G:	4.95
Hammer Efficiency:	0.28
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.39

Vera Kalocsai-van Dorp (Budapest, HUN) won 9-2 over Virginija Paulauskaite (Vilnius, LTU) in the Final of the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, held November 18 - 25, 2023 at the Perth Curling Club in Perth, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Kalocsai-van Dorp won 5-4 over Evelina Barone (Riga, LAT) in the semifinals of the 2024 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Perth, Scotland, Scotland;

Kalocsai-van Dorp finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kalocsai-van Dorp lost 7-5 to Barone, then responded with a 8-3 win over Miia Ahrenberg (Turku, FIN). Kalocsai-van Dorp went on to lose 6-5 against Aneta Lipinska (Lodz, POL). Kalocsai-van Dorp responded with a 12-9 win over Verena Pfluegler (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Kalocsai-van Dorp won 9-4 against Anna Fowler (Kent, ENG), then won 8-0 against Paulauskaite and 10-5 against Daniela Matulova (Bratislava, SVK). Kalocsai-van Dorp won 14-3 against Caro van Oosterwyck (Zemst, BEL), then won 7-5 against Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin (Ljubljana, SLO) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships Championship title, Kalocsai-van Dorp earned 7.500 world rankings points. For week 18 of the event schedule, Kalocsai-van Dorp did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kalocsai-van Dorp ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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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