CHAMPION: Turmann Wins 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger

Tallinn, Estonia

SKIP
Marie
Kaldvee

Third
Kerli
Laidsalu

Second
Heili
Grossman

Lead
Erika
Tuvike

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	8.55
PA/G:	5.45
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Marie Turmann (Tallinn, EST) won 7-4 over Nora Wuest (Wetzikon, SUI) in the Final of the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger, held November 1 - 3, 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Turmann won 3-2 over Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;

Turmann finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Turmann defeated Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT) 8-6, then won 9-3 against Virginija Paulauskaite (Vilnius, LTU) and 7-6 against Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI). Turmann won 7-5 against Amy MacDonald (Stirling, SCO), then won 6-4 against Milija Sullanmaa (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger Championship title, Turmann earned 17.524 world rankings points along with the $1,753CDN first prize cheque. Turmann move up 36 spots after posting a net gain of 15.518 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 93rd overall with 36.686 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Turmann ranks 82nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 22.646 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

2022: Marie Kaldvee
Marie Kaldvee, Liisa Turmann, Kerli Laidsalu, Erika Tuvike
Tallinn, EST
2021: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff , Kristian Lindstroem
Stirling, GBR
2019: Marie Kaldvee
Marie Kaldvee, Kerli Laidsalu, Heili Grossman, Erika Tuvike
Tallinn, EST
2018: Ursi Hegner
Michele Jaeggi, Ursi Hegner, Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann
Uzwil, SUI
2017: Chantale Widmer
Larissa Berchtold, Chantale Widmer, Lara Stocker, Roxanne Heritier
Schaffhausen, SUI

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