Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg, RUS) lost
8-6 to
Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE) in the Final of the International ZO Womens Tournament, held November 9 - 11, 2018 in Wetzikon, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Kovaleva won
4-1 over
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER) in the semifinals of the 2018 International ZO Womens Tournament in Wetzikon, Switzerland; and won
5-4 over
Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) in the quarterfinals.
Kovaleva finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated
Iveta Stasa-Sarsune (Riga, LAT) 4-3, then won
8-2 against
Sophie Jackson (Stirling, SCO) and
5-4 against
Ursi Hegner (Uzwil, SUI). Kovaleva won
10-1 against
Raphaela Keiser (Flims, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the International ZO Womens Tournament, Kovaleva take home
20.019 world rankings points along with the $3,944CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 19th place overall with
191.144 total points. Kovaleva ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
153.742 points earned so far this season.
