Kovaleva Reaches 2018 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Quarters

SAINT-PETERSBURG, Russia

SKIP
Alina
Kovaleva

Third
Anastasia
Bryzgalova

Second
Uliana
Vasilyeva

Lead
Ekaterina
Kuzmina

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	7.97
PA/G:	6.27
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.07
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.10

Alina Kovaleva (SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUS) qualified for the 2018 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-5 against Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). of the 2018 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada;

Kovaleva finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated Chiaki Matsumura (Nagano , JPN) 8-3, then won 7-4 against Homan and 6-3 against Allison Flaxey (Winnipeg, MB). Kovaleva went on to lose 7-4 against Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB). Kovaleva responded with a 6-3 win over Chelsea Carey (Edmotnon, AB). Kovaleva went on to lose 6-4 against Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). Kovaleva responded with a 7-4 win over Jamie Sinclair (Chaska, USA) in their final qualifying round match.

Kovaleva earned 29.885 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic. Kovaleva move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 24.542 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with 147.217 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kovaleva ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 99.129 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

2023: Eun ji Gim
Eun ji Gim, Min Ji Kim, Su ji Kim, Ye eun Seol, Ye ji Seol, Dong ho Shin
Uijeongbu, KOR
2022: Eun ji Gim
Eun ji Gim, Ye ji Seol, Su ji Kim, Ye eun Seol, Min Ji Kim, Dong ho Shin
Uijeongbu, KOR
2021: Tabitha Peterson
Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Rebecca Hamilton, Tara Peterson , Laine Peters
Chaska, MN
2019: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
,
2017: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2016: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Stephanie Enright
Lethbridge, AB
2015: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
, ON
2014: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Claire Hamilton
Stirling, SCO
2012: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong
Coldwater, ON
2011: Cathy Overton-Clapham
Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jenna Loder, Ashley Howard, Breanne Knapp, Leslie Wilson-Westcott
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue, Yue Sun
Wang, CHN
2009: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2008: Shannon Kleibrink
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Calgary, AB
2007: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2006: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2005: Jenn Hanna
Jenn Hanna, Joelle Sabourin, Dawn McEwen, Stephanie Hanna
Ottawa, ON
2004: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Matson
Saskatoon, SK
1995: Elisabet Gustafson
Elisabet Gustafson, Elisabet Persson, Louise Marmont, Katarina Nyberg
Orebro, SWE

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