Heather Smith-Dacey (Halifax, NS) won
7-4 over
Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI) in the Final of the Curl Atlantic Championship, held September 12 - 15, 2013 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Smith-Dacey won
7-3 over
Kathy O'Rourke (Charlottetown, PEI) in the semifinals
Smith-Dacey finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith-Dacey defeated
Melissa Adams (Grand Falls, NB) 10-3, then won
8-1 against
Shelley Nichols (St. John's, NL) and
7-2 against
Beth Hamilton (St. John's, NL). Smith-Dacey won
4-1 against
Sylvie Robichaud (Moncton, NB), then won
6-5 against
Birt in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curl Atlantic Championship Championship title, Smith-Dacey earned
3.000 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 24 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 69th place overall with
7.904 total points. Smith-Dacey ranks 28th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.000 points earned so far this season.
