Schwaller Reaches International Bernese Ladies Cup Semifinals

Zurich, Switzerland

SKIP
Xenia
Schwaller

Third
Selina
Gafner

Second
Fabienne
Rieder

Lead
Selina
Rychiger

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	6.43
PA/G:	5.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.11
Force Efficiency:	0.61
Steal Efficiency:	0.17

Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) run at the International Bernese Ladies Cup came to an end in the semifinals with a 5-4 loss to Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR). of the International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern, Switzerland; Schwaller advanced through the quarterfinals with a 4-3 win over Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI).

Schwaller finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated Marie Kaldvee (Tallinn, EST) 7-4, then won 6-4 against Fay Henderson (Stirling, GBR) and 6-1 against Ariane Oberson (Berne, SUI). Schwaller went on to lose 6-5 against Tirinzoni. Schwaller lost 5-4 to Moa Dryburgh (Stockholm, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.

Schwaller earned 21.250 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the International Bernese Ladies Cup. Schwaller move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 13.375 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with 182.437 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Schwaller ranks 12th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 160.375 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	56	23	0	0.709	11-3	13-3	3-2	1-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	599	478	320	7.98	5.34	2.64	4.67	3.62	1.71	1.47	1.70

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	282	340	57	47	11-0	21-3	70-6	1.21	0.20	0.43	0.16

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	317	138	263	55	5-2	7-11	19-63	0.44	0.83	0.56	0.28

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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