CHAMPION: Hasselborg Wins 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1

Sundbyberg, Sweden

SKIP
Anna
Hasselborg

Third
Sara
McManus

Second
Agnes
Knochenhauer

Lead
Sofia
Mabergs

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	7.69
PA/G:	6.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.22

Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) won 8-5 over Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Hasselborg won 8-5 over Tabitha Peterson (McFarland , USA) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won 7-3 over Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia;

Hasselborg finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hasselborg defeated Elena Stern (Oberwallis, SUI) 6-4, then won 4-3 against Amber Holland (Lethbridge, AB). Hasselborg went on to lose 8-1 against Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI). Hasselborg responded with a 6-5 win over Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 Championship title, Hasselborg earned 81.956 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with 551.595 total points. Hasselborg ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 211.248 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

2023: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2022: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2017: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2016: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2015: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI

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