Chelsea Carey (Morden, MB) won
5-3 over
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational, held March 29 - April 1, 2012 in Victoria, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Carey won
8-5 over
Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals
Carey finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carey defeated
Marilou Richter (Vancouver, BC) 6-0, then went on to lose
8-0 against
Kleibrink. Carey responded with a
7-3 win over
Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational Championship title, Carey earned
0.000 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 33 of the event schedule, Carey did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 4th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
242.945 total points. Carey ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
93.675 points earned so far this season.
