Barone/Nikolov Reaches 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 Quarters

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	10.24
PA/G:	6.10
Hammer Efficiency:	0.25
Steal Defense:	0.56
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.64

Daina Barone/Eduard Nikolov (Riga, LAT) qualified for the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-1 against Katrina Gaidule/Roberts Buncis (Riga, LAT). of the 2024 WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 in Riga, Latvia;

Barone/Nikolov finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Barone/Nikolov lost 9-8 to Agate Regza/Ansis Regza (Riga, LAT), then responded with a 11-0 win over Carmen Perez Ara/Oriol Jimenez (San Sebastian, ESP). Barone/Nikolov won 8-3 against Emma Erzsebet Szurmay/Bajan Kan Ferenci (Budapest, HUN), then won 13-1 against Viktorija Scepavica/Mikheil Azatov (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.

Barone/Nikolov earned 1.125 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1. For week 14 of the event schedule, Barone/Nikolov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Barone/Nikolov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

2024: Katrina Gaidule
Katrina Gaidule, Roberts Buncis
Riga, LAT
2024: Tori Koana
Tori Koana, Go Aoki
Karuizawa, JPN
2023: Linnea Nilsson
Linnea Nilsson, Simon Olofsson
Uppsala, SWE
2023: Linda Joo
Linda Joo, Lorinc Tatar
Budapest, HUN
2022: Karoliine Kaare
Karoliine Kaare, Harri Lill
Tallinn, EST
2021: Marie Kaldvee
Marie Kaldvee, Harri Lill
Tallinn, EST

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