Kovaleva Reaches 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup Quarters

Saint-Petersburg , Russia

SKIP
Alina
Kovaleva

Third
Maria
Komarova

Second
Galina
Arsenkina

Lead
Ekaterina
Kuzmina

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	8.06
PA/G:	5.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) qualified for the 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-6 against Elena Stern (Oberwallis, SUI). of the 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland;

Kovaleva finished 4-0 in the 27-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated Selina Witschonke (Luzern, SUI) 4-3, then won 6-1 against Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT) and 5-2 against Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC) to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 8-4 against Daniela Jentsch (Fï¿½ssen, GER) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

Kovaleva earned 18.477 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the International Bernese Ladies Cup. Kovaleva move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of -6.349 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 12th overall with 227.382 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kovaleva ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 199.712 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: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller
Aarau, SUI
2022: Raphaela Keiser
Selina Witschonke, Elena 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
, CHN
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
Aarau, SUI
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
, SWE

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