CHAMPION: Keiser Wins 2022 International Bernese Ladies Cup

St. Moritz, Switzerland

Fourth
Selina
Witschonke

Third
Elena
Mathis

SKIP
Raphaela
Keiser

Lead
Marina
Loertscher

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	9.07
PA/G:	5.12
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) won 5-2 over Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER) in the Final of the International Bernese Ladies Cup, held January 27 - 30, 2022 in Bern, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Keiser won 7-6 over Rebecca Morrison (GB, UK) in the semifinals of the 2022 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; and won 8-4 over Nora Wuest (Wetzikon, SUI) in the quarterfinals.

Keiser finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Keiser defeated Lisa Muhmenthaler (Bern, SUI) 6-3, then won 7-2 against Wuest and 6-5 against Morrison in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the International Bernese Ladies Cup Championship title, Keiser earned 29.902 world rankings points along with the $4,785CDN first prize cheque. Keiser move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 17.864 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 27th overall with 106.273 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Keiser ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 93.157 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	38	22	0	0.633	5-4	1-1	0-3	0-1	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	449	363	270	8.08	6.01	2.07	4.88	4.08	1.66	1.48	1.05

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	224	244	72	31	6-1	15-4	50-12	1.09	0.32	0.37	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	225	119	198	16	1-2	11-9	19-40	0.53	0.88	0.62	0.33

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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