Walczak/Augustyniak Reaches 2021 HERACLES Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup Quarters

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	10.81
PA/G:	7.30
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Adela Walczak/Andrzej Augustyniak (Lodz, POL) qualified for the 2021 HERACLES Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-7 against Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN). of the 2021 HERACLES Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup in Bratislava, Slovakia;

Walczak/Augustyniak finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walczak/Augustyniak defeated Martine Ronning/Mathias Braenden (Lillehammer, NOR) 10-2, then went on to lose 9-6 against Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Walczak/Augustyniak responded with a 9-1 win over Jana Jelinkova/ Mihota (Prague, CZE). Walczak/Augustyniak won 8-6 against Slavka Makovnikova/Juraj Gallo (Bratislava, SVK) in their final qualifying round match.

Walczak/Augustyniak earned 10.175 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the HERACLES Mixed Doubles Slovakia Cup, remaining in 778th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 4.552 after improving upon their best so far this season. Walczak/Augustyniak ranks 38th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 26.758 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

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