Silvana Tirinzoni (Zurich, SUI) lost
5-4 to
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in the Final of the Meridian Canadian Open, held January 3 - 8, 2017 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Tirinzoni won
7-4 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2017 Meridian Canadian Open in North Battleford, Saskatchewan; and won
6-2 over
Jacqueline Harrison (Mississauga, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Tirinzoni finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tirinzoni defeated
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) 6-4, then won
7-5 against
Allison Flaxey (Caledon, ON) and
8-3 against
Michelle Englot (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Meridian Canadian Open, Tirinzoni take home
63.638 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 59.994 after improving upon their best so far this season. Tirinzoni ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
302.480 points earned so far this season.
