Marla Mallett (Walnut Grove, BC) won
7-1 over
Cheryl Bernard (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 29 - October 2, 2016 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Mallett won
5-2 over
Karla Thompson (Kamloops, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Val Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Mallett finished 4-1 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mallett lost
5-4 to
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
5-4 win over
Kim Slattery (Vernon, BC). Mallett won
5-3 against
Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggi-do, KOR), then won
5-4 against
Julie Tippin (Woodstock, ON) and
7-2 against
Lindsay Hudyma (Vancouver/Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Championship title, Mallett earned
52.855 world rankings points along with the $8,900CDN first prize cheque, moving up 32 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 41st place overall with
89.928 total points. Mallett ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
52.855 points earned so far this season.
