Privivkova/Ali Reaches 2019 International Mixed Doubles Sochi Quarters

Liudmila Privivkova/Artur Ali (Sochi, RUS) qualified for the 2019 International Mixed Doubles Sochi playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-2 against Jenny Perret/Martin Rios (Bern, SUI). of the 2019 International Mixed Doubles Sochi in Sochi, Russia;

Privivkova/Ali finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Privivkova/Ali lost 8-4 to Anastasia Moskaleva/Alexander Eremin (Moscow, RUS), then responded with a 9-1 win over Tilde Vermelin/Fabian Wingfors (Uppsala, SWE). Privivkova/Ali went on to lose 7-6 against Nadezhda Kulikova/Artem Kulikov (Moscow, RUS). Privivkova/Ali responded with a 7-4 win over Elena Komleva/Vladimir Isak (Krasnoyarsk, RUS). Privivkova/Ali won 10-7 against Elizaveta Trukhina/Mikhail Vlasenko (Irkutsk, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.

Privivkova/Ali earned 14.397 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the International Mixed Doubles Sochi, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.396 after improving upon their best so far this season. Privivkova/Ali ranks 72nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 14.396 points earned so far this season.

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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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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