Val Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) lost
8-6 to
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, CAN) in the Final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held February 1 - 9, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec.
Sweeting finished 8-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sweeting defeated
Sarah Koltun (Whitehorse, Y/NWT) 7-5, then won
8-6 against
Kesa Van Osch (Victoria, BC). Sweeting went on to lose
8-6 against
Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK). Sweeting responded with a
5-4 win over
Heather Smith (Halifax, NS). Sweeting won
9-8 against
Andrea Kelly (Oromocto, NB). Sweeting went on to lose
10-5 against
Homan. Sweeting responded with a
8-5 win over
Kim Dolan (Charlottetown, PEI). Sweeting won
9-5 against
Heather Strong (St. John's, NL). Sweeting went on to lose
7-5 against
Alli Flaxey (Listowel, ON). Sweeting responded with a
10-3 win over
Allison Ross (Montreal, QC). Sweeting won
7-4 against
Chelsea Carey (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Sweeting take home
35.000 world rankings points. Sweeting move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 30 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with
210.745 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Sweeting ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
143.840 points earned so far this season.
