Torhild Bjoernstad (Lillehammer, NOR) lost
8-2 to
Madeleine Dupont (Hvidovre, DEN) in the Final of the Mercure Perth Masters, held January 15 - 18 at the Perth Curling Club in Perth, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Bjoernstad won
7-5 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland, Scotland; and won
8-3 over
Moa Dryburgh (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland, Scotland;
Bjoernstad are currently . In their opening game, Bjoernstad plays
Scotland's Tia Laurie on Thursday at
3:30pm Giulia Zardini Lacedelli (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) on Friday at
7:15am and
Scotland's Callie Soutar at 2:30pm
Scotland's Tia Laurie on Thursday at
3:30pm Giulia Zardini Lacedelli (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) on Friday at
7:15am,
Scotland's Callie Soutar at
2:30pm Dryburgh on Saturday at
6:15am and
Fujisawa at 12:45pm.
With their runner-up finish at the Mercure Perth Masters, Bjoernstad take home
18.700 world rankings points along with the $3,344CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 33rd place overall with
101.817 total points. Bjoernstad ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
95.075 points earned so far this season.
