Polikarpova/Karimov Runner-Up at Russian Mixed Doubles B-Division Championship

Nina Polikarpova/Kamil Karimov (Irkutsk, RUS) lost 7-6 to Aleksandra Stoyarosova/Ivan Kazachkov (Novosibirsk, RUS) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Polikarpova/Karimov won 9-3 over Arina Rusina/Nikita Shekhirev (Moscow, RUS) in the semifinals of the Russian Mixed Doubles B-Division Championship in Sochi, Russia; and won 12-0 over Aleksandra Antonova/Vadim Shvedov (St. Petersburg, RUS) in the quarterfinals.

Polikarpova/Karimov finished 3-2 in the 0 team Russian Mixed Doubles B-Division Championship qualifying round, held January 21 - 25 in , . In their opening game, Polikarpova/Karimov lost 8-6 to Ekaterina Glebova/Artem Ruchkin (Sochi, RUS), then responded with a 7-5 win over Rusina/Shekhirev. Polikarpova/Karimov won 7-5 against Olga Antonova/Sergey Varlamov (St. Petersburg, RUS). Polikarpova/Karimov went on to lose 9-8 against Anastasia Sushkova/Bodgan Shestopalov (Tatarstan, RUS). Polikarpova/Karimov responded with a 6-5 win over Stoyarosova/Kazachkov in their final qualifying round match.

Polikarpova/Karimov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2021	5	3	0	0.625	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2021	61	61	42	10.00	6.89	3.11	5.41	4.43	1.85	1.56	0.16

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2021	25	29	11	0	0-0	3-1	7-0	1.16	0.44	0.40	0.36

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2021	36	32	31	1	0-0	5-3	5-7	0.89	0.86	0.44	0.47

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