Grande/Spiller Reaches Mixed Doubles Karlstad Semifinals

Lucrezia Grande/Stefano Spiller (Pinerolo, ITA) run at the Mixed Doubles Karlstad came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-2 loss to Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Yamanashi, JPN). of the Mixed Doubles Karlstad in Karlstad, Sweden; Grande/Spiller advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-6 win over Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oslo, NOR).

Grande/Spiller finished 2-2 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grande/Spiller lost 10-2 to Briar Schwaller/Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI), then responded with a 9-7 win over Alva Sundberg/Axel Yseus (Karlstad, SWE). Grande/Spiller won 8-2 against Oihane Otaegi/Mikel Unanue (San Sebastian, ESP). Grande/Spiller went on to lose 6-1 against Eilin Kjaerland/Mathias Braenden (Lillehammer, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Grande/Spiller 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

Matt Dunstone (Photo: Curling Canada) and his Winnipeg-based squad begin play at the CO-OP Tour Challenge in Nisku, Alta.

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