CHAMPION: Andersson/Granbom Wins 2019 Bele Wrana Memorial

Isabell Andersson/Simon Granbom (Skutskar, SWE) won 8-4 over Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in the Final of the Bele Wrana Memorial, held December 6 - 8, 2019 in Sundbyberg, Sweden. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Andersson/Granbom won 10-4 over Cecilia Fransson/Gustav Koehn (Harnosand, SWE) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 Bele Wrana Memorial in Sundbyberg, Sweden;

Andersson/Granbom finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Andersson/Granbom defeated Sweden's Tilde Vermelin/Fabian Wingfors 9-7, then won 8-7 against Poland's Adela Walczak/Andrzej Augustyniak and 8-6 against Turmann/Lill in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Bele Wrana Memorial Championship title, Andersson/Granbom earned 21.222 world rankings points along with the $701CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 34.388 total points. Andersson/Granbom ranks 59th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.222 points earned so far this season.

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