Alina Paetz (Zurich, SUI) lost
7-5 to
Binia Feltscher (Flims, SUI) in the Final of the Swiss Curling Championship, held February 10 - 17, 2018 in Flims, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Paetz won
8-3 over
Elena Stern (Wetzikon, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2018 Swiss Curling Championship in Flims, Switzerland;
Paetz finished 7-2 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paetz defeated
Ursi Hegner (Uzwil, SUI) 12-7, then won
8-2 against
Feltscher. Paetz went on to lose
5-4 against
Stern. Paetz responded with a
8-7 win over
Chantale Widmer (Schaffhausen, SUI). Paetz won
7-1 against
Cynthia Gertsch (Dubendorf, SUI), then won
7-3 against
Gertsch and
7-6 against
Stern. Paetz won
11-5 against
Widmer. Paetz went on to lose
8-6 against
Feltscher in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swiss Curling Championship, Paetz take home
16.929 world rankings points. Paetz move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 14.075 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with
449.771 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Paetz ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
227.370 points earned so far this season.
