CHAMPION: Orokocka/Gallo Wins 2023 Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup 1

Lucia Orokocka/Juraj Gallo (Bratislava, SVK) won 9-5 over Silvia Sykorova/Marek Sykora (Bratislava, SVK) in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup 1, held November 2 - 5, 2023 in Bratislava, Slovakia. To advance to the championship game, Orokocka/Gallo won 8-7 over Alexandra Adam/Zoltan Varkoly (Budapest, HUN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup 1 in Bratislava, Slovakia; and won 7-5 over Astrid Pfluegler/Matthaus Hofer (Kitzbuehel, AUT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup 1 in Bratislava, Slovakia;

Orokocka/Gallo finished 1-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Orokocka/Gallo defeated Nataliya Artemova/Peter Gaedeke (Cologne, GER) 9-4, then went on to lose 8-3 against Lisa Norrlander/Pontus Persson (Ostersund, SWE). Orokocka/Gallo lost 6-5 to Emma Valachova/Pavol Pitonak (Bratislava, SVK) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup 1 Championship title, Orokocka/Gallo earned 3.750 world rankings points along with the $1,495CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 862nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of -5.313 after improving upon their best so far this season. Orokocka/Gallo ranks 464th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 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

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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