Mari Motohashi (Kitami, JPN) qualified for the 2014 Red Deer Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
4-2 against
Trish Paulsen (Saskatoon, SK).
Motohashi finished 3-2 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Motohashi lost
6-4 to
Alberta's Leslie Rogers, droppimg another game,
7-6 to
Suji Kim (Seoul, KOR) where Motohashi responded with a
5-3 win over
Delia DeJong (Grande Prairie, AB). Motohashi won
7-4 against
Hannah Fleming (Lockerbie, SCO), then won
8-5 against
Michelle Englot (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Motohashi earned
9.350 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Red Deer Curling Classic. For week 12 of the event schedule, Motohashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Motohashi ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
