Kauste/Kauste Reaches 2020 WCT Tallinn Masters Mixed Doubles Quarters

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	8.37
PA/G:	6.98
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Oona Kauste/Aku Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) qualified for the 2020 WCT Tallinn Masters Mixed Doubles playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-4 against Margarita Fomina/Alexey Stukalsky (Moscow, RUS). of the 2020 WCT Tallinn Masters Mixed Doubles in Tallinn, Estonia;

Kauste/Kauste finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste/Kauste defeated Tilde Vermelin/Fabian Wingfors (Uppsala, SWE) 9-5, then won 7-4 against Estonia's Triin Madisson/Karl Kukner and 5-3 against Russia's Daria Morozova/Daniil Goryachev. Kauste/Kauste won 7-6 against Ieva Rudzite/Artis Zentelis (Riga, LAT). Kauste/Kauste went on to lose 5-4 against Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oppdal, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Kauste/Kauste earned 16.248 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the WCT Tallinn Masters Mixed Doubles, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 12.014 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kauste/Kauste ranks 39th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 49.444 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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