CHAMPION: Ramsfjell Wins 2019 Latvia International Challenger

SKIP
Maia
Ramsfjell

Third
Martine
Roenning

Second
Mille
Nordbye

Lead
Astri
Forbregd

Maia Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) won 8-6 over Iveta Stasa-Sarsune (Riga, LAT) in the Final of the Latvia International Challenger, held October 24 - 27, 2019 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Ramsfjell won 8-2 over Anastasia Babarykina (Saint Petersburg, RUS) in the semifinals of the 2019 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won 8-0 over Galina Poddubnaya (Kalingrad, RUS) in the quarterfinals.

Ramsfjell finished 4-0 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ramsfjell defeated Poddubnaya 11-5, then won 8-2 against Lithuania's Asta Vaicekonyte and 6-5 against Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT). Ramsfjell won 10-1 against Berivan Polat (Eruzurum, TUR) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Latvia International Challenger Championship title, Ramsfjell earned 12.804 world rankings points along with the $2,026CDN first prize cheque. For week 14 of the event schedule, Ramsfjell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 361st place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Ramsfjell ranks 242nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 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

2022: Corrie Huerlimann
Corrie Huerlimann, Celine Schwizgebel, Nadine Baertschiger, Anna Gut, Melina Bezzola
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2021: Vlada Rumiantseva
Vlada Rumiantseva, Aleksandra Mozzherina, Aleksandra Stoyarosova, Ekaterina Kungurova, Irina Riazanova
Moscow, RUS
2019: Maia Ramsfjell
Maia Ramsfjell, Martine Roenning, Mille Nordbye, Astri Forbregd
Lillehammer, NOR
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Stirlign, SCO
2017: Daniela Jentsch
Daniela Jentsch, Josephine Obermann, Analena Jentsch, Pia-Lisa Schoell
Fï¿½ssen, GER

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