Jessie Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) won
9-8 over
Dana Ferguson (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Boundary Ford Curling Classic, held November 25 - 28, 2011 at the Lloydminster Curling Club in Lloydminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kaufman won
8-6 over
Nadine Chyz (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Boundary Ford Curling Classic in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada; and won
8-5 over
Valerie Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Kaufman finished 5-2 in the 31-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaufman defeated
Michelle Corbeil (Lloydminster, AB) 7-2, then won
8-2 against
Robyn Silvernagle (Meadow Lake, SK). Kaufman went on to lose
5-3 against
Sweeting. Kaufman lost
9-4 to
Holly Whyte (Edmonton, AB) where Kaufman responded with a
9-6 win over
Chantelle Eberle (Regina, SK). Kaufman won
8-7 against
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB), then won
8-0 against
Tiffany Steuber (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Boundary Ford Curling Classic Championship title, Kaufman earned
14.350 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 13th place overall with
108.910 total points. Kaufman ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.350 points earned so far this season.
