Alina Paetz (Zurich, SUI) lost
8-3 to
Eve Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the Glynhill Ladies International, held January 19 - 22, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Paetz won
7-2 over
Margaretha Sigfridsson (Skelleftea, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2017 Glynhill Ladies International in Glasgow, Scotland; and won
8-4 over
Bingyu Wang (HARBIN, CHN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Glynhill Ladies International in Glasgow, Scotland;
Paetz finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paetz defeated
Melanie Barbezat (Biel, SUI) 5-4, then won
5-4 against
Marta Szeliga-Frynia (Lodz, POL) and
9-7 against
Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE). Paetz won
7-1 against
Oona Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Paetz went on to lose
9-3 against
Muirhead in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Glynhill Ladies International, Paetz take home
30.564 world rankings points along with the $3,295CDN prize. Paetz move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 29.259 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with
366.972 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Paetz ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
138.339 points earned so far this season.
