Laura Payne (Ottawa, ON) lost
5-3 to
Jenn Hanna (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Mac Ice Classic, held October 5 - 10, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Payne won
8-7 over
Ling-Yue Hung (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals
Payne finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Payne defeated
Joyce Potter (Ottawa, ON) 8-2, then won
9-6 against
Cheryl McBain (Ottawa, ON). Payne went on to lose
5-4 against
Hanna. Payne lost
9-2 to
Jamie Sinclair (Manotick, ON) where Payne responded with a
7-5 win over
Jennifer Harvey (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mac Ice Classic, Payne take home
1.750 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 150 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 174th place overall with
1.750 total points. Payne ranks 65th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
1.750 points earned so far this season.
