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Eveliina Salonen Wins First DGPT Event in 4 Years | 2024 Chess.com Invitational
Eveliina Salonen Wins First Elite Series Victory in 4 Years | Chess.com Invitational Watch as Eveliina Salonen makes history by winning her first DGPT event in four years at the 2024 Chess.com Invitational. In a thrilling performance, she secures the hot round of the weekend with an impressive 8-under par score and holds off the competition to take home the championship title. Salonen's emotional journey is on full display as she reflects on her struggles with putting over the past four years. Despite facing doubts and criticism from fans and pundits alike, she credits her family and friends for their unwavering support. With unprecedented honesty, Salonen shares the mental and emotional challenges she faced during that time period, including self-doubt and feeling like giving up on the sport. Through it all, she perseveres and delivers a clutch performance to secure her first Elite Series victory in four years.
Watch Eveliina Salonen win her first DGPT event in 4 years at the Chess.com Invitational! Witness her thrilling victory over top players.
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tough to follow up the 52 foot ni and she's going to lay it up not even going after the eagle again that will still secure the hot round of the weekend at 8 under and a bogey today your champion at the chess.com Invitational of Solon Ladi gentlemen give it up one more time for the first annual chess.com presented by disr Champion am suin huge congratulations on your first Elite Series victory in almost four years I'm going to go ahead and and zoom in on on whole 18 and ask you about that eagle putt what brings you to lay that one up I don't know I just wanted to mess that up and I thought it's going to be so embarrassing if I miss that so I want to make sure that I can get it what's what's it like to lay up an eagle putt for birdie for the win at a big tournament I mean what what what kind of emotions are going through your mind at that time uh I didn't I didn't think it was Eagle Path I just was thinking about winning and yeah I was so excited you were excited it's been a long time you've been through a lot in those four years and evina there were so many moments throughout that time period where you were put in the spotlight because of how well you were throwing the disc and we all saw the struggles that you face around the putting green and I don't think anyone really knows what you went through during that time how hard you worked and and at points you even kind of turned away from the game is is there anything that you can share with us to Enlighten us on that process I mean how many people did you talk to how many people offered help to you about the putt during those years yeah I think you really have to go through that if you want to feel how bad it can be mhm and it was like it was difficult times I didn't believe myself at all and I was thinking all the comments during the round and I know I knew what's going to happen MH but so many people wanted to help me and I think my biggest support is my family and friends and they have...
