Liisa Turmann (born December 3, 1990) is an

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curler from Järveküla,

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. She currently plays

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on the Estonian women's curling team skipped by her sister

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Career

Juniors

Turmann played in three

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events during her junior career in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Her best finish came in

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when her team, skipped by

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finished in fourth with a 5–3 record.

Women's

While still in juniors, Turmann competed in her first

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as third for Team Estonia skipped by Küllike Ustav. The team finished seventh in the B Division with a 3–6 record. Turmann did not return to an international competition until the

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as her team, skipped by sister Marie Turmann, won the 2018 Estonian Women's Curling Championship. The team had won the event the previous year as well, but Turmann did not participate in the

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. At the 2018 Euros, the team finished second in the B Division. This qualified Estonia for the

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for a chance to make it to the

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. At the Qualification event, the team could not make the playoffs, finishing with a 3–4 record. In 2019, the team won their first

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event at the

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. A few weeks later, the team once again represented Estonia at the

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where they got to compete in the A Division. They finished with a 2–7 record, which qualified them once again for the

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. There, they just missed the playoffs with a 4–3 record. The team won two more national championships in 2020 and 2021. Due the

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, the field at the

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was expanded to fourteen teams, after the

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was cancelled. The 2021 event was originally planned to be hosted by Switzerland, giving that nation an automatic entry. This gave Europe an extra qualification spot for the 2021 Worlds, which was based on the results of the 2019 European Championship, the last Euros held before the pandemic. As they had finished eighth, this qualified Estonia and the Turmann rink for the 2021 Worlds, the first time Estonia would play at the World Championships. At the World Championships, the team finished in last with a 1–12 record. Their lone win came against Germany.

Personal life

Turmann is employed as a waitress. Her sister is teammate

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turmann, Liisa Living people 1990 births Estonian female curlers Estonian curling champions Sportspeople from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian women