Valerie Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-5 to
Crystal Webster (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Colonial Square Ladies Classic, held October 28 - 31, 2011 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Sweeting won
6-3 over
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Colonial Square Ladies Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN) in the quarterfinals.
Sweeting finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sweeting defeated
Jill Shumay (Saskatoon, SK) 7-5, then won
8-4 against
Trish Paulsen (Saskatoon, SK). Sweeting went on to lose
8-2 against
Switzerland's Mirjam Ott. Sweeting responded with a
5-4 win over
Janet Harvey (Winnipeg, MB). Sweeting won
8-4 against
Jolene Campbell (Humboldt, SK). Sweeting went on to lose
6-4 against
Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK). Sweeting responded with a
5-2 win over
Lisa Eyamie (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Colonial Square Ladies Classic, Sweeting take home
18.990 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 23rd place overall with
61.167 total points. Sweeting ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
38.080 points earned so far this season.
