Mari Motohashi (Aomori, JPN) won
7-5 over
Tiffany Game (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Avonair Cash Spiel, held October 3 - 5, 2014 at the Avonair Curling Club in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Motohashi won
8-6 over
Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2014 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
4-1 over
Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Motohashi finished 2-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Motohashi defeated
Chana Martineau (Edmonton, AB) 6-0, then won
6-4 against
Jodi Marthaller (Lethbridge, AB). Motohashi went on to lose
8-7 against
Kaufman in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Avonair Cash Spiel Championship title, Motohashi earned
3.250 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 9 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 64th place overall with
11.591 total points. Motohashi ranks 39th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.250 points earned so far this season.
