Han Runner-Up at 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup

Beijing, China

SKIP
Yu
Han

Third
Lijun
Zhang

Second
Xindi
Jiang

Lead
Rui Yi
Shao

Games:	10
Record:	7W - 3L
PF/G:	7.75
PA/G:	5.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Defense:	0.31
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.48

Yu Han ( Beijing, CHN) lost 6-1 to Elena Stern (Oberwallis, SUI) in the Final of the International Bernese Ladies Cup, held January 9 - 12, 2020 in Bern, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Han won 6-3 over Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; and won 5-4 over EunJung Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland;

Han finished 5-2 in the 27-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Han defeated Germany's Andrea Schoepp 9-1, then went on to lose 6-5 against Stern. Han responded with a 4-3 win over Celine Schwizgebel (Lausanne, SUI). Han won 8-3 against Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC). Han went on to lose 9-3 against Nakajima. Han responded with a 9-1 win over Schwizgebel to advance to the C-Qualifier where they 5-2 against Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the International Bernese Ladies Cup, Han take home 33.874 world rankings points along with the $5,380CDN prize. Han move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 27.112 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 30th overall with 148.617 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Han ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 135.092 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: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller
Aarau, SUI
2022: Raphaela Keiser
Selina Witschonke, Elena Mathis, Raphaela Keiser, Marina Loertscher
St. Moritz, SUI
2020: Elena Stern
Briar Schwaller, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis, SUI
2019: Anna Sidorova
Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Julia Portunova, Julia Guzieva
Moscow, RUS
2018: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Jingyi Ma, Ziqi Dong
, CHN
2017: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Zurich, SUI
2016: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI
2015: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Baden Regio, SUI
2014: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Claire Hamilton
Stirling, SCO
2013: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Marlene Albrecht, Courtney Davies, Sandra Gantenbein
Aarau, SUI
2012: Michele Jaeggi
Michele Jaeggi, Marisa Winkelhausen, Stephanie Jaeggi, Nicole Schwaegli
, SUI
2011: Lene Nielsen
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
, DEN
2009: Shannon Kleibrink
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
Calgary, AB
2008: Kelly Scott
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
Kelowna, BC
2007: Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Le Moine, Ulrika Bergman
, SWE

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