Bjoernstad Finishes Fourth at 2025 FISU World University Games

Oppdal, Norway

SKIP
Torhild
Bjoernstad

Third
Nora
Oestgaard

Second
Ingeborg
Forbregd

Lead
Eilin
Kjaerland

Games:	11
Record:	6W - 5L
PF/G:	7.65
PA/G:	6.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) lost 7-3 to Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, CAN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Turin, Italy. of the 2025 FISU World University Games in Turin, Italy; Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) lost 7-3 to Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, CAN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Turin, Italy. Bjoernstad lost 6-4 to Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.

Bjoernstad finished 6-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bjoernstad lost 10-2 to Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN), then responded with a 8-1 win over Andie McDonald (Phoenix , USA). Bjoernstad won 11-1 against Camilla Gilberti (Verona, ITA), then won 6-3 against Laura Watt (Stirling, GBR). Bjoernstad went on to lose 4-3 against Junhang Pei (Beijing, CHN). Bjoernstad lost 5-4 to Kang where Bjoernstad responded with a 8-7 win over Moa Dryburgh (Sundbyberg , SWE). Bjoernstad won 5-3 against Gray-Withers, then won 8-2 against Julia Dyderska (Warsaw, POL) in their final qualifying round match.

With their fourth place finish at the FISU World University Games, Bjoernstad take home 8.000 world rankings points, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 66th place overall with 45.782 total points. Bjoernstad ranks 68th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 34.063 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	30	25	0	0.545	1-1	4-4	3-2	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	417	333	263	7.99	6.31	1.68	4.60	4.15	1.73	1.52	1.25

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	200	242	61	26	12-0	15-2	43-11	1.21	0.31	0.40	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	217	91	202	26	1-4	4-12	16-38	0.42	0.93	0.57	0.29

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