Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK) won
7-3 over
Cathy Overton-Clapham (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Sun Life Financial Players' Championship, held April 17 - 22, 2012 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Lawton won
6-3 over
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island;
Lawton finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lawton defeated
Jones 7-2, then won
7-6 against
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) and
7-3 against
Eve Muirhead (Perth, SCO). Lawton went on to lose
7-3 against
Overton-Clapham. Lawton lost
7-6 to
Heather Nedohin (Edmonton, AB) where Lawton responded with a
6-5 win over
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater, ON). Lawton won
7-2 against
Chelsea Carey (Morden, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Sun Life Financial Players' Championship Championship title, Lawton earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $28,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 3rd place overall with
279.200 total points. Lawton ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
133.310 points earned so far this season.
