Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) lost
9-5 to
Darcy Robertson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic, held October 18 - 21, 2013 at the East St. Paul Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Thurston won
11-3 over
Janet Harvey (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
4-3 over
Courtney George (St. Paul, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Thurston finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thurston defeated
Lisa Menard (Dauphin, MB) 9-2, then won
8-0 against
Terry Ursel (Arden, MB) and
6-1 against
Maureen Stolt (St. Paul, MN). Thurston won
8-4 against
Karen Fallis (Winnipeg, MB). Thurston went on to lose
8-5 against
Colleen Kilgallen (Pinawa, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic, Thurston take home
2.800 world rankings points along with the $2,660CDN prize, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 72nd place overall with
10.573 total points. Thurston ranks 68th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
2.800 points earned so far this season.
