Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) won
7-4 over
Chelsea Carey (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, held September 5 - 10, 2017 in Regina, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Einarson won
9-1 over
Binia Feltscher (Flims, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan; and won
6-4 over
Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) in the quarterfinals.
Einarson finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson defeated
Nancy Martin (Saskatoon, SK) 9-1, then won
6-2 against
EunJung Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Einarson went on to lose
5-4 against
Nadine Scotland (Calgary, AB). Einarson responded with a
6-1 win over
Nina Roth (Blaine, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Einarson earned
46.113 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 12th place overall with
238.477 total points. Einarson ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
72.775 points earned so far this season.
