 Shannon Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) wins the Colonial Square Ladies Classic, defeating Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) 8-6 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Birchard with Nicole Sigvaldason at third, Sheyna Andries and Mariah Mondor on the front end take home the $7,500CDN first place cheque along with 44.421 world ranking points, while Jones receives $4,500CDN and 34.903 world ranking points for their second place finish. Starting with hammer, Birchard scored 2 in the first end, but Jones responded in the second end scoring 3. Birchard scored a single in the third end, forced Jones to a single in the fourth end when Birchard dealt the deciding blow by scoring 4 in the fifth end to take a 7-4 lead. Birchard forced Jones to a single in the sixth end but a steal in the seventh end cut the lead to one going into the final end where Birchard scored a single to lock up the 8-6 win and first major title for the young Manitoba team. In the semifinals, Birchard defeated Allison Flaxey (Caledon, ON) 7-5 and Jones defeated Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, Sweden) 5-2. Hasselborg and Flaxey earned $3,500CDN and 26.970 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Birchard defeated Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggi-do, Korea) 8-2, Jones defeated Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, Japan) 6-4 in an extra end, while Hasselborg defeated Amber Holland (Regina, SK) 6-1 and Flaxey defeated Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) 7-5. Silvernagle, Holland, Fujisawa and Gim earned $2,000CDN along with 19.038 ranking points for their quarterfinal finishes. Birchard went 3-0 in the 16 team triple knockout qualifying round. In their opening game, Birchard defeated Holland 7-3, then won against Ashley Howard (Regina, SK) 6-1, and defeated Jones 4-2 in the A Qualifier to reach the playoff round. |
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After emerging on the global stage at senior level last month, Katie McMillan is feeling all the more ready for the challenge as she and partner Angus Bryce prepare to represent Scotland at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva over the next week (April 25 - May 2).
