Rudzite Reaches 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger Quarters

Riga, Latvia

SKIP
Ieva
Rudzite

Third
Liga
Avena

Second
Daina
Barone

Lead
Zane
Brakovska

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	7.95
PA/G:	7.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.28
Force Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT) qualified for the 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 4-2 against Nora Wuest (Wetzikon, SUI). of the 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;

Rudzite finished 3-2 in the 18 team Tallinn Ladies International Challenger qualifying round, held November 1 - 3, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Rudzite lost 8-6 to Marie Turmann (Tallinn, EST), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) where Rudzite responded with a 8-1 win over Milija Sullanmaa (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Rudzite won 7-3 against Virginija Paulauskaite (Vilnius, LTU), then won 8-7 against Amy MacDonald (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

Rudzite earned 7.010 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger. Rudzite move up 21 spots after posting a net gain of 5.895 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 132nd overall with 19.937 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Rudzite ranks 115th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.132 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	3	3	0	0.500	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	44	35	31	7.95	7.05	0.91	5.00	3.64	1.59	1.94	1.36

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	18	19	9	1	0-0	0-2	7-0	1.06	0.50	0.41	0.28

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	26	16	22	5	1-0	0-4	3-3	0.62	0.85	0.36	0.38

2019: Marie Kaldvee
Marie Kaldvee, Kerli Laidsalu, Heili Grossman, Erika Tuvike
Tallinn, EST
2018: Ursi Hegner
Michele Jaeggi, Ursi Hegner, Nina Ledergerber, Claudia Baumann
Uzwil, SUI
2017: Chantale Widmer
Larissa Berchtold, Chantale Widmer, Lara Stocker, Roxanne Heritier
Schaffhausen, SUI

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