Nina Roth (McFarland , USA) won
5-4 over
EunJung Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in the Final of the WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup, held September 30 - October 3, 2019 in Uiseong, Korea. To advance to the championship game, Roth won
7-6 over
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the semifinals
Roth finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Roth defeated
Elena Stern (Oberwallis, SUI) 7-5, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Kim. Roth responded with a
9-3 win over
Eun-jin Oh (Jeonbuk, KOR). Roth won
7-6 against
Theresa Cannon (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup Championship title, Roth earned
48.994 world rankings points along with the $27,753CDN first prize cheque. Roth move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 30.868 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with
236.043 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Roth ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
72.905 points earned so far this season.
