Nilsson/Olofsson Runner-Up at 2024 WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup

Linnea Nilsson/Simon Olofsson (Uppsala, SWE) lost 9-4 to Rachele Scalesse/Alberto Pimpini (Pinerolo, ITA) in the Final of the WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup, held October 10 - 13, 2024 in Kitzbuehel, Austria. To advance to the championship game, Nilsson/Olofsson won 7-4 over Emma Erzsebet Szurmay/Bajan Kan Ferenci (Budapest, HUN) in the semifinals of the 2024 WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria; and won 12-6 over Katrina Gaidule/Roberts Buncis (Riga, LAT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria;

Nilsson/Olofsson finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nilsson/Olofsson lost 11-10 to Scalesse/Pimpini, then responded with a 11-1 win over Radka Adamkova/Filip Adamek (Brno, CZE). Nilsson/Olofsson won 8-3 against Anett Kiss/David Keri (Budapest, HUN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the WCT Austrian Mixed Doubles Cup, Nilsson/Olofsson take home 5.500 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize. For week 11 of the event schedule, Nilsson/Olofsson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Nilsson/Olofsson 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

2024: Rachele Scalesse
Rachele Scalesse, Alberto Pimpini
Pinerolo, ITA
2023: Julie Zelingrova
Julie Zelingrova, Vitek Chabicovsky
Prague, CZE
2021: Daniela Rupp
Daniela Rupp, Kevin Wunderlin
Zug, SUI
2019: Kristin Moen Skaslien
Kristin Moen Skaslien, Magnus Nedregotten
Oppdal, NOR
2018: Emilie Desjardins
Emilie Desjardins, Robert Desjardins
Chicoutimi, QC
2017: Rui Wang
Rui Wang, De Xin Ba
Harbin, CHN

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