Melanie Barbezat (Biel, SUI) is set to play
Andrea Schoepp (Garmisch, GER) in the Final of the International ZO Womens Tournament, held November 11 - 13, 2016 in Wetzikon, Switzerland.
Barbezat finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Barbezat lost
5-3 to
Chantal Bugnon (Dubendorf, SUI), then responded with a
6-4 win over
Marta Szeliga-Frynia (Lodz, POL). Barbezat won
6-3 against
Lene Nielsen (Hvidovre, DEN), then won
6-4 against
Towe Lundman (Uppsala, SWE) and
7-2 against
Eve Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the International ZO Womens Tournament Championship title, Barbezat earned
28.838 world rankings points along with the $8,144CDN first prize cheque, moving up 30 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 71st place overall with
58.360 total points. Barbezat ranks 52nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
41.880 points earned so far this season.
