After advancing directly to the championship game, Shannon Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) lost
12-6 to
Jocelyn Peterman (Red Deer, AB) in the Final of the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, held February 4 - 12, 2012 in Napanee, Ontario.
Birchard finished 10-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated
Kendra Lilly (Sudbury, NONT) 6-5, then won
6-4 against
Taryn Williams (Yellowknife, NT). Birchard went on to lose
7-5 against
Jamie Sinclair (Manotick, ON). Birchard responded with a
5-3 win over
Sarah Fullerton (Charlottetown, PEI). Birchard won
9-6 against
Erica Trickett (St. John's, NL). Birchard went on to lose
8-4 against
Jennifer Armstrong (Rothesay, NB). Birchard responded with a
9-5 win over
Peterman. Birchard won
7-4 against
Kristen Streifel (Saskatoon, SK), then won
10-5 against
Emily Dwyer (Halifax, NS) and
11-9 against
Roxane Perron (Quebec, PQ). Birchard won
6-5 against
Kesa Van Osch (Victoria, BC), then won
8-7 against
Sarah Koltun (Whitehorse, YK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, Birchard take home
5.000 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Birchard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Birchard ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
