Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) lost
5-2 to
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) in the Final Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kovaleva won
5-4 over
Jodi Vaughan (Calgary, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 The Good Times Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
Kovaleva finished 2-0 in the 12 team
The Good Times Bonspiel qualifying round, held September 20 - 22, 2019 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Canada. In their opening game, Kovaleva defeated
Norma Douglass (Brooks, AB) 9-3, then won
5-2 against
Teryn Berlando (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the The Good Times Bonspiel, Kovaleva take home
13.947 world rankings points along with the $600CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Kovaleva did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 23rd to 25th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
191.433 total points. Kovaleva ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
53.082 points earned so far this season.
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