Dramatic Changes on Leaderboard as DGPT Copenhagen Open Enters Final Round

The sun broke through the clouds on Moving Day at the DGPT Europe Elite Series Copenhagen Open, bringing warmth and excitement to the Danish capital. The leaderboard, however, underwent a significant transformation as the day progressed.

Jesse Nieminen, a player known for his incredible skills, left everyone in awe with an astonishing bogey-free round of -13. This remarkable performance has catapulted him to the top spot, with a total score of -21 going into the final round. He now holds a one-stroke lead over Paul Ulibarri, who finished the day with an impressive -10.

But Nieminen's dominance wasn't the only story of the day. Eetu Tuominen and Hjalte Jensen both shot incredible rounds of -11, temporarily taking the hot spot on the leaderboard. While Jensen moved up 27 spots to secure a place in the chase card action, Tuominen found himself on lead card in third position, tied with Niklas Anttila at -18.

Meanwhile, Kaidi Allsalu's reign as leader was briefly threatened by Eveliina Salonen, who started the day strongly with four birdies in her first four holes. However, it was on hole 7 that Salonen truly caught fire, birdieing nine of the remaining 12 holes. This incredible surge has pushed her into second place on the leaderboard, joining forces with Silva Saarinen and Jenni Karppinen.

The Finnish trio - including reigning champion Kaidi Allsalu, who still leads the pack but will have to fight hard to reclaim her position - will be closely watched as they take to the course for the final round. The stage is set for an electrifying finish on Sunday, with numerous storylines and surprises waiting to unfold.

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Jesse Nieminen. Photo: Marika Salmi / DGPT

As the weather got better throughout the morning at DGPT Europe Elite Series Copenhagen Open, both the scores and the excitement around the course were reflected in the improving conditions.

Moving Day really lived up to its name and the leaderboard now looks rather different than after R1. 10 players shot double digits below par and both Finnish Eetu Tuominen and local favourite Hjalte Jensen came in with the temporary hot round with -11. And while Hjalte moved up 27 spots he has to settle for chase card action while Eetu finds himself on lead card in T3 with Niklas Anttila in -18.

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They are 3 strokes back of Jesse Nieminen who tore the course apart with a bogey free hot round of -13. He now leads the field going into the final round in a total of -21, one stroke in front of Paul Ulibarri who finished -10 for the round.

The shake up promises an exciting finish on Sunday.

Eveliina Salonen. Photo: Marika Salmi / DGPT

Moving Day from the Start in Copenhagen

The sun brought warmer weather to the Danish capital for 2nd the DGPT Europe Elite Series Copenhagen Open, attracting spectators out to see the action.

They quickly realised that Eveliina Salonen (FIN) who started the day in 9th place was worth following as she started the round on fire -5 through 4 holes.

That meant that she was temporarily in the lead as reigning champion and leader after Day 1 Kaidi Allsalu started her round a bit slower than yesterday.

However, that all changed on hole 7 when she caught fire birdieing 9 of the 12 remaining holes. That means that she is still in the lead for the final round tomorrow, joined on lead card by the Finnish trio Eveliina Salonen in 2nd, Silva Saarinen in 3rd in -9 and Jenni Karppinen in 4th, who climbed one spot up to claim the final spot with a -1 round.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/saturday-shakeup