Jessie Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) won
5-3 over
Eve Muirhead (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic, held October 15 - 18, 2010 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kaufman won
7-5 over
Lindsay Makichuk (Lloydminster, AB) in the semifinals of the 2010 Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Casey Scheidegger (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada;
Kaufman finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaufman lost
7-6 to
British Columbia's Jerri Pat Armstrong-Smith, then responded with a
9-0 win over
Michelle Corbeil (Lloydminster, AB). Kaufman won
8-5 against
Alberta's Arlene Keck, then won
7-5 against
Crystal Webster (Calgary, AB) and
6-4 against
Lisa Johnson (Edmonton, AB). Kaufman won
7-4 against
Makichuk in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Championship title, Kaufman earned
19.840 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 29th place overall with
47.353 total points. Kaufman ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
41.650 points earned so far this season.
