CHAMPION: Hegner Wins 2018 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger

Uzwil, Switzerland

Fourth
Michele
Jaeggi

SKIP
Ursi
Hegner

Second
Nina
Ledergerber

Lead
Claudia
Baumann

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	14.22
PA/G:	3.33
Hammer Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Defense:	0.06
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.61

Ursi Hegner (Uzwil, SUI) won 7-3 over Maile Molder (Tallinn, EST) in the Final of the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger, held September 28 - 30, 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. To advance to the championship game, Hegner won 10-3 over Oona Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia; and won 11-1 over Miia Turto (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;

Hegner finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hegner defeated Marie Turmann (Tallinn, EST) 9-2, then won 9-2 against Maggie Wilson (Stirlign, SCO) and 10-3 against Alevtina Muraveva (Saint Petersburg, RUS). Hegner won 8-1 against Turto in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger Championship title, Hegner earned 18.530 world rankings points along with the $1,801CDN first prize cheque, moving up 20 spots the World Ranking Standings into 69th place overall with 49.486 total points. Hegner ranks 51st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 18.530 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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Erzurum, TUR
2023: Evelina Barone
Evelina Barone, Rezija Ievina, Veronika Apse, Marija Seliverstova
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2022: Marie Kaldvee
Marie Kaldvee, Liisa Turmann, Kerli Laidsalu, Erika Tuvike
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Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff , Kristian Lindstroem
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2019: Marie Kaldvee
Marie Kaldvee, Kerli Laidsalu, Heili Grossman, Erika Tuvike
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Michele Jaeggi, Ursi Hegner, Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann
Uzwil, SUI
2017: Chantale Widmer
Larissa Berchtold, Chantale Widmer, Lara Stocker, Roxanne Heritier
Schaffhausen, SUI

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