Karla Thompson (Kamloops, BC) won
7-6 over
Shannon Kleibrink (Okotoks, AB) in the Final of the King Cash Spiel, held January 6 - 8, 2017 at the Golden Ears Curling Club in Maple Ridge, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Thompson won
5-1 over
Nadine Chyz (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2017 King Cash Spiel in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada; Karla Thompson (Kamloops, BC) qualified for the 2017 King Cash Spiel playoffs, set to play their
quarterfinals match against
Sarah Wark (Chilliwack, BC). of the 2017 King Cash Spiel in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada;
Thompson are currently 4-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson defeated
Wark 6-4, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Chyz. Thompson responded with a
5-4 win over
Hudyma. Thompson won
8-5 against
Kayte Gyles (Surrey, BC), then won
6-1 against
Wark. In their next game, Thompson plays.
For winning the King Cash Spiel Championship title, Thompson earned
21.519 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 34th place overall with
173.182 total points. Thompson ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
128.548 points earned so far this season.
