Shinobu Aota (Aomori, JPN) qualified for the 2011 Kamloops Crown of Curling playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
3-2 against
Switzerland's Michele Jaeggi. of the 2011 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Aota finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Aota defeated
Kristy Lewis (Vancouver, BC) 9-6, then went on to lose
7-1 against
Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN). Aota lost
7-2 to
Liudmila Privivkova (Moscow, RUS) where Aota responded with a
6-5 win over
British Columbia's Simone Groundwater. Aota won
9-3 against
Patti Knezevic (Prince George, BC), then won
5-4 against
Privivkova in their final qualifying round match.
Aota earned
1.905 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Kamloops Crown of Curling, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 65th place overall with
16.855 total points. Aota ranks 78th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
1.905 points earned so far this season.
