Wood/Banyai Reaches 2020 Ontario Mixed Doubles Tour Championship Semifinals

Becca Wood/Shawn Banyai (Denver, CO) run at the 2020 Ontario Mixed Doubles Tour Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-5 loss to Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN). of the 2020 Ontario Mixed Doubles Tour Championship in Wingham, Ontario, Canada; Wood/Banyai advanced through the quarterfinals with a 9-7 win over Melissa Adams/Alex Robichaud (Fredericton, NB).

Wood/Banyai finished 2-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wood/Banyai defeated Sheri Greenman/Michael Zuliani (Unionville, ON) 9-3, then went on to lose 8-6 against Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill (Belgrave, ON). Wood/Banyai responded with a 10-5 win over Carrie Robertson/Alex Robertson (St. Marys, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Wood/Banyai earned 19.299 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Ontario Mixed Doubles Tour Championship, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 19.298 after improving upon their best so far this season. Wood/Banyai ranks 72nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 30.220 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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