CHAMPION: Huerlimann Wins 2022 WCT Latvia International Challenger

SKIP
Corrie
Huerlimann

Third
Celine
Schwizgebel

Second
Nadine
Baertschiger

Lead
Anna
Gut

Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) won 6-5 over Lucy Blair (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the WCT Latvia International Challenger, held October 21 - 23, 2022 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Huerlimann won 4-2 over Santa Blumberga (Riga, LAT) in the semifinals of the 2022 WCT Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won 5-4 over Csilia Halasz (Budapest, HUN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 WCT Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;

Huerlimann finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Huerlimann defeated Kateryna Yakymets (Kyiv, UKR) 9-1, then won 6-5 against Eirin Mesloe (Lillehammer, NOR) and 6-5 against Lisa Farnell (Kent, ENG). Huerlimann won 7-5 against Blumberga in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the WCT Latvia International Challenger Championship title, Huerlimann earned 15.000 world rankings points along with the $1,892CDN first prize cheque, moving up 8 spots the World Ranking Standings into 55th place overall with 53.459 total points. Huerlimann ranks 53rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 23.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	27	19	0	0.587	6-3	3-2	2-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	360	274	233	7.61	6.47	1.14	4.78	4.19	1.59	1.54	1.03

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	170	192	55	18	2-0	18-3	37-10	1.13	0.32	0.38	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	190	82	178	19	2-6	3-7	11-34	0.43	0.94	0.58	0.31

2022: Corrie Huerlimann
Corrie Huerlimann, Celine Schwizgebel, Nadine Baertschiger, Anna Gut, Melina Bezzola
Zug, SUI
2021: Vlada Rumiantseva
Vlada Rumiantseva, Aleksandra Mozzherina, Aleksandra Stoyarosova, Ekaterina Kungurova, Irina Riazanova
Moscow, RUS
2019: Maia Ramsfjell
Maia Ramsfjell, Martine Roenning, Mille Nordbye, Astri Forbregd
Lillehammer, NOR
2018: Maggie Wilson
Maggie Wilson, Jennifer Marshall, Amy MacDonald, Eilidh Yeats
Stirlign, SCO
2017: Daniela Jentsch
Daniela Jentsch, Josephine Obermann, Analena Jentsch, Pia-Lisa Schoell
Fï¿½ssen, GER

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