Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) qualified for the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-4 against
Manuela Siegrist (Basel, SUI). of the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Tirinzoni finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tirinzoni defeated
Holly Whyte (Edmonton, AB) 5-3, then won
5-4 against
Heather Jensen (Airdrie, AB) and
6-5 against
Barb Spencer (Winnipeg, MB). Tirinzoni went on to lose
4-3 against
Cathy King (Winnipeg, MB). Tirinzoni responded with a
7-6 win over
Crystal Webster (Calgary, AB). Tirinzoni went on to lose
4-2 against
Laura Crocker (Edmonton, AB). Tirinzoni responded with a
6-5 win over
Trish Paulsen (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Tirinzoni earned
15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Red Deer Curling Classic, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 12th place overall with
124.693 total points. Tirinzoni ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.865 points earned so far this season.
