Avena/Avotins Reaches 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 Quarters

Liga Avena/Aivars Avotins (Riga, LAT) qualified for the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 0-0 against Sylvi Hausstatter/Sondre Svorkmo-Lundberg (Lillehammer, NOR). of the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 in Riga, Latvia;

Avena/Avotins finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Avena/Avotins defeated Mintaute Jurkute/Paulius Rymeikis (Vilnius, LTU) 8-7, then went on to lose 7-4 against Evelina Barone/Kristaps Zass (Riga, LAT). Avena/Avotins responded with a 8-4 win over Nerea Torralba Viela/Jose Manuel Sanguesa (San Sebastian, ESP). Avena/Avotins won 8-4 against Andrine Roenning/Harald Daehlin (Lillehammer, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Avena/Avotins earned 1.125 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1. For week 14 of the event schedule, Avena/Avotins did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Avena/Avotins 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

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