Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Karuizawa, JPN) won
9-2 over
Liga Avena/Aivars Avotins (Riga, LAT) in the Final of the WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2, held April 4 - 7, 2024 in Riga, Latvia. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Koana/Aoki won
9-4 over
Mintaute Jurkute/Paulius Rymeikis (Vilnius, LTU) to advance to the championship game. of the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2 in Riga, Latvia;
Koana/Aoki finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koana/Aoki defeated
Agate Regza/Kriss Vonda (Riga, LAT) 9-3, then won
10-6 against
Katrina Gaidule/Roberts Buncis (Riga, LAT) and
7-2 against
Evita Regza/Aleksandrs Baranovskis (Riga, LAT). Koana/Aoki won
11-4 against
Jurkute/Rymeikis, then won
12-2 against
Lina Januleviciute/Donatas Kiudys (Vilnius, LTU) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2 Championship title, Koana/Aoki earned
11.250 world rankings points along with the $500CDN first prize cheque. For week 37 of the event schedule, Koana/Aoki did not improve upon their best events, improving from 7th to 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
135.750 total points. Koana/Aoki ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
135.750 points earned so far this season.
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