CHAMPION: Stern Wins 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup

Oberwallis, Switzerland

Fourth
Briar
Schwaller

SKIP
Elena
Stern

Second
Lisa
Gisler

Lead
Celine
Koller

Games:	9
Record:	7W - 2L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	6.31
Hammer Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.52
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Elena Stern (Oberwallis, SUI) won 6-1 over Yu Han ( Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the International Bernese Ladies Cup, held January 9 - 12, 2020 in Bern, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Stern won 10-5 over Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; and won 8-6 over Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland;

Stern finished 4-2 in the 27-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stern defeated Han 6-5, then went on to lose 7-5 against Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS). Stern responded with a 7-5 win over Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE). Stern went on to lose 6-5 against Binia Feltscher (Langenthal, SUI). Stern responded with a 10-5 win over Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they 8-1 against Nora Wuest (Wetzikon, SUI) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the International Bernese Ladies Cup Championship title, Stern earned 46.192 world rankings points along with the $8,070CDN first prize cheque. Stern move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 20.715 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 8th overall with 323.455 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Stern ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 282.299 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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