Kristy McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) won
9-4 over
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Granite Ladies Cash Spiel, held January 8 - 11, 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, McDonald won
6-4 over
Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2015 Granite Ladies Cash Spiel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; and won
7-4 over
Michelle Englot (Regina, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 Granite Ladies Cash Spiel in Winnipeg, Manitoba;
McDonald finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald lost
7-2 to
Janet Harvey (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
7-4 win over
Joelle Brown (Winnipeg, MB). McDonald won
9-1 against
Jennifer Clark-Rouire (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Granite Ladies Cash Spiel Championship title, McDonald earned
9.500 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN first prize cheque. McDonald move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 7.55 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 13th overall with
111.003 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McDonald ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
77.305 points earned so far this season.
