Thurston Reaches 2011 MNP Charity Classic Quarters

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Jill
Thurston

Third
Kerri
Einarson

Second
Kendra
Georges

Lead
Sarah
Pyke

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	7.35
PA/G:	7.14
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.42
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.30

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.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2019: Kayla Skrlik
Kayla Skrlik, Lindsay Bertsch, Brittany Tran, Hope Sunley
Calgary, AB
2018: Kourtney Fesser
Kourtney Fesser, Natalie Yanko, Krista Fesser, Karlee Korchinski
Saskatoon, SK
2017: Candace Chisholm
Candace Chisholm, Lana Vey, Natalie Bloomfield, Kristy Johnson
Weyburn, SK
2016: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Stephanie Enright
Lethbridge, AB
2015: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Sarah Wilkes, Kalynn Park, Shana Snell
Calgary, AB
2014: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Brittany Tran
Lethbridge, AB
2013: Anna Sidorova
Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Aleksandra Raeva, Ekaterina Galkina, Nkeiruka Ezekh
Moscow, RUS
2012: Chantelle Eberle
Chantelle Eberle, Nancy Inglis, Debbie Lozinski, Susan Hoffart
Regina, SK
2011: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Claire Hamilton
Perth, SCO
2010: Jessie Hunkin
Jessie Hunkin, Nicky Kaufman, Amanda St. Laurent, Stephanie Enright
Edmonton, AB
2009: Liudmila Privivkova
Liudmila Privivkova, Olga Zharkova, Nkeiruka Ezekh, Ekaterina Galkina
Moscow, RUS
2008: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Kalynn Park, Jessie Haughian, Jayme Coutts
Lethbridge, AB
2007: Moe Meguro
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Sakurako Terada
Aomori, JPN
2006: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2005: Diane Foster
Diane Foster, Andrea Wilson, Jacqueline Brett, Raelynne Watkins
Calgary, AB

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