Erika Brown (Madison, WI) lost
8-3 to
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the Sun Life Classic, held November 18 - 21, 2011 in Brantford, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Brown won
6-5 over
Heather Smith-Dacey (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2011 Sun Life Classic in Brantford, Ontario; and won
8-2 over
Eve Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Brown finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown lost
9-8 to
Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON), then responded with a
8-1 win over
Julie Reddick (Toronto, ON). Brown won
5-3 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB), then won
7-5 against
Kirsten Wall (Toronto, ON) and
9-1 against
Heather Strong (St. John's, NL). Brown went on to lose
6-5 against
McCarville. Brown responded with a
7-1 win over
Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Sun Life Classic, Brown take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN prize, moving up 29 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 33rd place overall with
44.713 total points. Brown ranks 25th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.000 points earned so far this season.
