Pimpini/Pimpini Runner-Up at 2023 Pinerolo Mixed Doubles Cup

Denise Pimpini/Alberto Pimpini (Pinerolo, ITA) lost 7-4 to Pia-Lisa Schoell/Klaudius Harsch (Oberstorf, GER) in the Final of the Pinerolo Mixed Doubles Cup, held February 23 - 26, 2023 in Pinerolo, Italy. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Pimpini/Pimpini won 7-6 over Veronica Zappone/Marco Pascale (Pinerolo, ITA) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Pinerolo Mixed Doubles Cup in Pinerolo, Italy; of the 2023 Pinerolo Mixed Doubles Cup in Pinerolo, Italy;

Pimpini/Pimpini finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pimpini/Pimpini defeated Giada Zambelli/Jacopo Scappin (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) 11-4, then won 9-2 against Caro van Oosterwyck/Jeroen Spruyt (Zemst, BEL) and 6-3 against Lucrezia Grande/Fabio Ribotta (Pinerolo, ITA). Pimpini/Pimpini went on to lose 10-4 against Rebecca Mariani/Andrea Gilli (Pinerolo, ITA). Pimpini/Pimpini responded with a 7-2 win over Paulina Hajduk/Jan Horacek (Bratislava, SVK) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Pinerolo Mixed Doubles Cup, Pimpini/Pimpini take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize. For week 30 of the event schedule, Pimpini/Pimpini did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pimpini/Pimpini ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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