Karla Thompson (Kamloops, BC) lost
6-3 to
Bingyu Wang (HARBIN, CHN) in the Final of the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, held November 25 - 28, 2016 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Thompson won
9-3 over
Kesa Van Osch (Nanaimo, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
10-3 over
British Columbia's Kayte Gyles in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
Thompson are currently 1-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson defeated
Kelly Shimizu (Richmond, BC) 10-4, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Van Osch. In their opening game, Thompson plays.
With their runner-up finish at the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, Thompson take home
16.884 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 36th place overall with
151.663 total points. Thompson ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
107.029 points earned so far this season.
