CHAMPION: Tirinzoni Wins 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup

Aarau, Switzerland

Fourth
Alina
Paetz

SKIP
Silvana
Tirinzoni

Second
Carole
Howald

Lead
Briar
Schwaller

Games:	8
Record:	8W - 0L
PF/G:	8.60
PA/G:	3.51
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.10
Force Efficiency:	0.94
Steal Efficiency:	0.30

Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) won 9-3 over Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg , SWE) in the Final of the International Bernese Ladies Cup, held January 26 - 29, 2023 in Bern, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Tirinzoni won 8-2 over Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; and won 5-2 over Michele Jaeggi (Bern, SUI) in the quarterfinals.

Tirinzoni finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tirinzoni defeated Stefania Constantini (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) 6-3, then won 3-1 against Dilsat Yildiz (Erzurum, TUR) and 5-4 against Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER). Tirinzoni won 6-2 against Nora Wuest (Wallisellen, SUI), then won 7-3 against Beth Farmer (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the International Bernese Ladies Cup Championship title, Tirinzoni earned 37.500 world rankings points along with the $8,782CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 3rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 7.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Tirinzoni ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 277.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	83	25	0	0.769	29-2	14-8	6-2	1-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	829	715	449	8.62	5.42	3.21	4.91	3.85	1.76	1.41	1.24

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	410	511	85	56	15-0	35-3	103-9	1.25	0.21	0.43	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	419	204	364	47	8-2	11-19	33-70	0.49	0.87	0.63	0.29

2023: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller
Aarau, SUI
2022: Raphaela Keiser
Selina Witschonke, Elena Mathis, Raphaela Keiser, Marina Loertscher
St. Moritz, SUI
2020: Elena Stern
Briar Schwaller, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis, SUI
2019: Anna Sidorova
Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Julia Portunova, Julia Guzieva
Moscow, RUS
2018: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Jingyi Ma, Ziqi Dong
, CHN
2017: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Zurich, SUI
2016: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI
2015: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Baden Regio, SUI
2014: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Claire Hamilton
Stirling, SCO
2013: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Marlene Albrecht, Courtney Davies, Sandra Gantenbein
Aarau, SUI
2012: Michele Jaeggi
Michele Jaeggi, Marisa Winkelhausen, Stephanie Jaeggi, Nicole Schwaegli
, SUI
2011: Lene Nielsen
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
, DEN
2009: Shannon Kleibrink
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
Calgary, AB
2008: Kelly Scott
Lene Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen
Kelowna, BC
2007: Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Le Moine, Ulrika Bergman
, SWE

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