Hellsten15-5 at Finnish Women's Championship

Hyvinkaa, Finland

Fourth
Tiina
Suuripaa

SKIP
Milja
Hellsten

Second
Jenni
Sullanmaa

Lead
Jenni
Rasanen

Games:	20
Record:	15W - 5L
PF/G:	10.06
PA/G:	6.18
Hammer Efficiency:	0.49
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Milja Hellsten (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 15-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hellsten defeated Eszter Juhasz (Helsinki, FIN) 6-5, then won 11-2 against Kirsti Kauste (Vantaa, FIN). Hellsten went on to lose 9-4 against Anne Malmi (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Hellsten lost 10-3 to Lare Norri (Helsinki, FIN) where Hellsten responded with a 10-3 win over Taru Oksanen (Lohja, FIN). Hellsten won 1-0 against Mari Wickstrom (Mariehamn, FIN), then won 7-6 against Sanna Puustinen (Mariehamn, FIN) and 9-3 against Kauste. Hellsten won 12-2 against Wickstrom, then won 10-2 against Norri and 20-2 against Oksanen. Hellsten won 7-6 against Malmi, then won 9-2 against Juhasz. Hellsten went on to lose 10-5 against Puustinen. Hellsten responded with a 9-6 win over Malmi. Hellsten went on to lose 7-5 against Puustinen. Hellsten responded with a 7-5 win over Norri. Hellsten went on to lose 8-7 against Malmi. Hellsten responded with a 6-5 win over Puustinen. Hellsten won 10-4 against Norri in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Finnish Women's Championship, Hellsten take home 2.500 world rankings points, moving up 49 spots the World Ranking Standings into 139th place overall with 4.625 total points. Hellsten ranks 148th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.500 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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