Avena/Avotins Runner-Up at 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2

Liga Avena/Aivars Avotins (Riga, LAT) lost 9-2 to Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Karuizawa, JPN) 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, Avena/Avotins won 9-5 over Akvile Rykove/Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU) to advance to the championship game. of the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2 in Riga, Latvia; of the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2 in Riga, Latvia;

Avena/Avotins finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Avena/Avotins defeated Dace Regza/Ansis Regza (Riga, LAT) 10-6, then won 12-2 against Katerina Lerlova/David Havlena (Prague, CZE) and 10-5 against Paulina Hajduk/Jan Horacek (Bratislava, SVK). Avena/Avotins went on to lose 2-0 against Rykove/Rykov. Avena/Avotins responded with a 10-1 win over Sanita Saulgrieze/Janis Redlihs (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2, Avena/Avotins take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $400CDN prize. For week 37 of the event schedule, Avena/Avotins did not improve upon their best events, improving from 861st to 860th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0 total points. Avena/Avotins ranks 574th 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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