Torhild Bjoernstad (Lillehammer, NOR) won
7-5 over
Evelina Barone (Riga, LAT) in the Final of the Match Town Trophy, held October 2 - 5 in Jonkoping, Sweden. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Bjoernstad won
8-0 over
Liisa Turmann (Tallinn, EST) to advance to the championship game. of the Match Town Trophy in Jonkoping, Sweden; of the Match Town Trophy in Jonkoping, Sweden;
Bjoernstad finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bjoernstad defeated
Verena Pfluegler (Kitzbuehel, AUT) 6-4, then won
7-5 against
Aneta Lipinska (Lodz, POL) and
9-5 against
Moa Dryburgh (Sundbyberg, SWE). Bjoernstad won
11-6 against
Lisenka Bomas (Zoetermeer, NED), then won
10-0 against
Erika Ryberg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Match Town Trophy Championship title, Bjoernstad earned
16.500 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 11 of the event schedule, Bjoernstad did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 40th to 42nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
82.254 total points. Bjoernstad ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
41.800 points earned so far this season.
