Keiser Reaches 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup Semifinals

St. Moritz, Switzerland

Fourth
Selina
Witschonke

Third
Elena
Mathis

SKIP
Raphaela
Keiser

Lead
Marina
Loertscher

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	6.80
PA/G:	6.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.18
Steal Defense:	0.30
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.37

Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) run at the 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-2 loss to Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI). of the 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; Keiser advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR). of the 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland;

Keiser finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Keiser defeated Clancy Grandy (Vancouver, BC) 5-4, then won 6-5 against Ariane Oberson (Bern, SUI) and 6-1 against Rebecca Morrison (Stirling, SCO). Keiser went on to lose 6-3 against Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI). Keiser responded with a 7-3 win over Emma Barr (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

Keiser earned 21.250 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the International Bernese Ladies Cup. Keiser move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 10.75 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with 182.971 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Keiser ranks 13th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 150.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	39	33	0	0.542	5-4	9-8	3-3	1-0	1-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	537	381	345	7.10	6.42	0.67	4.54	4.36	1.56	1.47	1.10

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	259	270	77	27	5-2	18-1	45-10	1.04	0.30	0.29	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	278	111	268	32	3-4	6-13	18-54	0.40	0.96	0.59	0.26

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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