Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2011 MNP Charity Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-4 against
Crystal Webster (Calgary, AB).
Thurston finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thurston lost
7-0 to
Shana Snell (Calgary, AB), then responded with a
7-4 win over
Vanessa Pouliot (Edmonton, AB). Thurston won
7-1 against
Jennifer Wickenheiser (Medicine Hatt, AB), then won
5-4 against
Allison MacInnes (Kamloops, BC) and
5-4 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (nagano, JPN). Thurston went on to lose
7-0 against
Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN). Thurston responded with a
8-2 win over
Diane Foster (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
Thurston earned
4.875 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the MNP Charity Classic, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 36th place overall with
35.417 total points. Thurston ranks 48th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.875 points earned so far this season.
