Grzelka/Grzelka Reaches ISS Mixed Doubles Lodz Quarters

Katarzyna Grzelka/Aleksander Grzelka (Lodz, POL) qualified for the ISS Mixed Doubles Lodz playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-0 against Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oslo, NOR). of the ISS Mixed Doubles Lodz in Lodz, Poland;

Grzelka/Grzelka finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grzelka/Grzelka defeated Zuzana Paulova/Tomas Paul (Prague, CZE) 8-7, then went on to lose 10-8 against Laura Engler/Kevin Wunderlin (Zug, SUI). Grzelka/Grzelka responded with a 9-5 win over Marta Drozdziel/Piotr Zalewski (Lodz, POL). Grzelka/Grzelka won 10-8 against Cathy Vivien Vahi/Marten Padama (Tallinn, EST), then won 8-5 against Lina Januleviciute/Donatas Kiudys (Vilnius, LTU) in their final qualifying round match.

Grzelka/Grzelka earned 9.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the ISS Mixed Doubles Lodz. For week 16 of the event schedule, Grzelka/Grzelka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Grzelka/Grzelka 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

2023: Kristin Moen Skaslien
Kristin Moen Skaslien, Magnus Nedregotten
Oslo, NOR
2022: Lea Hueppi
Lea Hueppi, Jonas Weiss
Dubendorf, SUI
2021: Daniela Rupp
Daniela Rupp, Kevin Wunderlin
Zug, SUI
2019: Ildiko Szekeres
Ildiko Szekeres, Gyorgy Nagy
, HUN

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