Heldin/Lindstroem Finishes Fourth at 2019 China Open Mixed Doubles

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	8.89
PA/G:	6.44
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.30
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.40

Johanna Heldin/Kristian Lindstroem (Stockholm, SWE) lost 7-4 to Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 China Open Mixed Doubles in Hebei, China. of the 2019 China Open Mixed Doubles in Hebei, China; Johanna Heldin/Kristian Lindstroem (Stockholm, SWE) lost 7-4 to Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 China Open Mixed Doubles in Hebei, China. After receiving a bye through the quarterfinals, Heldin/Lindstroem lost 1-0 to Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant (Winnipeg, CAN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2019 China Open Mixed Doubles in Hebei, China; of the 2019 China Open Mixed Doubles in Hebei, China;

Heldin/Lindstroem finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Heldin/Lindstroem defeated Turmann/Lill 9-5, then won 6-1 against Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN) and 5-4 against Peterman/Gallant. Heldin/Lindstroem went on to lose 6-5 against Chang Cao/Mingjie Yuan (Beijing, CHN). Heldin/Lindstroem responded with a 11-5 win over Hyeji Jang/Yujin Seong (Uiseong, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.

With their fourth place finish at the China Open Mixed Doubles, Heldin/Lindstroem take home 29.488 world rankings points along with 7616CDN. Heldin/Lindstroem gained 156.164 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 667 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 667thplace overall with 156.164 total points. Heldin/Lindstroem ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 29.488 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

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