Ontario's Sherry Middaugh won
4-2 over
United States's Nina Roth in the Final of the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, held December 30 - January 2, 2017 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Ontario's Sherry Middaugh won
4-2 over
Julie Tippin (Woodstock, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; and won
6-5 over
Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in the quarterfinals.
Ontario's Sherry Middaugh finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ontario's Sherry Middaugh defeated
Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) 8-5, then went on to lose
7-2 against
Tippin. Ontario's Sherry Middaugh lost
7-4 to
Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA) where Ontario's Sherry Middaugh responded with a
7-4 win over
Cristin Clark (Seattle, WA). Ontario's Sherry Middaugh won
5-4 against
Minnesota's Cassie Potter in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling Championship title, Ontario's Sherry Middaugh earned
42.728 world rankings points along with the $6,722CDN first prize cheque. Ontario's Sherry Middaugh move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 38.722 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with
324.656 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Ontario's Sherry Middaugh ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
170.867 points earned so far this season.
