Schwaller Runner-Up at 2025 International Bernese Ladies Cup

Zurich, Switzerland

SKIP
Xenia
Schwaller

Third
Selina
Gafner

Second
Fabienne
Rieder

Lead
Selina
Rychiger

Games:	8
Record:	7W - 1L
PF/G:	9.82
PA/G:	6.07
Hammer Efficiency:	0.52
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) lost 3-1 to Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the Final of the International Bernese Ladies Cup, held January 23 - 26, 2025 in Bern, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Schwaller won 9-4 over Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2025 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; and won 7-4 over Stefania Constantini (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) in the quarterfinals.

Schwaller finished 5-0 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated Elodie Jerger (Baden, SUI) 7-2, then won 9-6 against Roxanne Heritier (Bern, SUI) and 6-5 against Liisa Turmann (Tallinn, EST). Schwaller won 9-4 against Marianne Roervik (Lillehammer, NOR), then won 7-6 against Rui Wang (Beijing, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the International Bernese Ladies Cup, Schwaller take home 27.500 world rankings points along with the $5,575CDN prize, remaining in 8th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 6.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Schwaller ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 216.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	61	37	0	0.622	9-6	4-4	5-0	4-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	727	553	479	7.61	6.59	1.02	4.54	4.29	1.68	1.54	1.17

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	369	406	114	46	11-2	27-3	82-11	1.10	0.31	0.37	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	358	147	365	39	0-10	10-19	29-74	0.41	1.02	0.53	0.27

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2024: Eun ji Gim
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2023: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller
Aarau, SUI
2022: Raphaela Keiser
Selina Witschonke, Elena Antonia Mathis, Raphaela Keiser, Marina Loertscher
St. Moritz, SUI
2020: Elena Stern
Briar Schwaller, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis, SUI
2019: Anna Sidorova
Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Julia Portunova, Julia Guzieva
Moscow, RUS
2018: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Jingyi Ma, Ziqi Dong
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2017: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Zurich, SUI
2016: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI
2015: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Baden Regio, SUI
2014: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Claire Hamilton
Stirling, SCO
2013: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Marlene Albrecht, Courtney Davies, Sandra Gantenbein
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2012: Michele Jaeggi
Michele Jaeggi, Marisa Winkelhausen, Stephanie Jaeggi, Nicole Schwaegli
, SUI
2011: Lene Nielsen
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
, DEN
2009: Shannon Kleibrink
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
Calgary, AB
2008: Kelly Scott
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
Kelowna, BC
2007: Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Le Moine, Ulrika Bergman
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