Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) lost
8-7 to
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 6 - 9, 2009 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Kleibrink won
6-3 over
Chelsea Carey (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2009 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-5 over
Marla Mallett (Vancouver, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Kleibrink finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kleibrink lost
6-4 to
Bobbie Sauder (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a
10-1 win over
Paula Knight (Edmonton, AB). Kleibrink won
6-4 against
British Columbia's Adina Tasaka, then won
7-0 against
Tiffany Game (Edmonton, AB). Kleibrink went on to lose
5-4 against
Scotland's Eve Muirhead. Kleibrink responded with a
7-4 win over
Krista Crowther (Calgary, AB). Kleibrink won
4-3 against
Kelley Law (New Westminster, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Kleibrink take home
19.100 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize. For week of the event schedule, Kleibrink did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kleibrink ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
