Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-6 to
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Humpty's Champions Cup, held April 24 - 29, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Einarson won
6-4 over
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup in Calgary, Alberta; and won
5-3 over
Chelsea Carey (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup in Calgary, Alberta;
Einarson finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson defeated
Val Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) 7-2, then won
9-3 against
Kaitlyn Jones (Chester, NS). Einarson went on to lose
6-4 against
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI). Einarson responded with a
7-4 win over
Jones in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Humpty's Champions Cup, Einarson take home
58.961 world rankings points along with the $29,000CDN prize, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 38.809 after improving upon their best so far this season. Einarson ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
357.686 points earned so far this season.
