Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg, RUS) run at the 2021 GSOC Masters came to an end in the semifinals with a
8-4 loss to
Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). of the 2021 GSOC Masters in Oakville, Ontario; Kovaleva advanced through the quarterfinals with a
5-3 win over
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). of the 2021 GSOC Masters in Oakville, Ontario;
Kovaleva finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva lost
4-3 to
Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR), droppimg another game,
8-5 to
Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE) where Kovaleva responded with a
9-2 win over
Unchi Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR). Kovaleva won
7-4 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN), then won
7-3 against
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
Kovaleva earned
50.490 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the GSOC Masters, remaining in 11th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 44.909 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kovaleva ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
80.991 points earned so far this season.
