Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg, RUS) qualified for the LGT World Women's Curling Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
11-3 against
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN). of the LGT World Women's Curling Championship in Silkeborg, Denmark;
Kovaleva finished 9-3 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) 11-5, then won
7-6 against
Madeleine Dupont (Hvidovre, DEN). Kovaleva went on to lose
7-6 against
Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon City, KOR). Kovaleva responded with a
8-4 win over
Nakajima. Kovaleva won
8-7 against
Jamie Sinclair (Chaska, USA), then won
9-7 against
Jie Mei (Harbin, CHN) and
9-8 against
Oona Kauste (Aland, FIN). Kovaleva went on to lose
9-4 against
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE). Kovaleva responded with a
7-4 win over
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER). Kovaleva went on to lose
9-6 against
Chelsea Carey (Edmonton, CAN). Kovaleva responded with a
7-4 win over
Sophie Jackson (Stirling, SCO). Kovaleva won
9-4 against
Iveta Stasa-Sarsune (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
Kovaleva earned
33.428 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the LGT World Women's Curling Championship, remaining in 11th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.421 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kovaleva ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
232.550 points earned so far this season.
