EunJung Kim (Uiseong, KOR) lost
6-4 to
Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) in the Final of the Changan Ford International Curling Elite, held December 5 - 10, 2019 in Xining, China. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
5-3 over
Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) in the semifinals
Kim finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Triin Madisson (Tallinn, EST) 10-5, then won
8-2 against
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER). Kim went on to lose
7-4 against
Binia Feltscher (Langenthal, SUI). Kim lost
8-3 to
Kovaleva where Kim responded with a
7-5 win over
Han. Kim won
7-3 against
Susan Dudt (Malvern, PA). Kim went on to lose
7-6 against
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Changan Ford International Curling Elite, Kim take home
23.358 world rankings points along with the $13,232CDN prize, remaining in 17th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
234.762 total points. Kim ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
164.783 points earned so far this season.
