Delia DeJong (Grande Prairie, AB) won
4-2 over
Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 17 - 20, 2017 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, DeJong won
5-3 over
Geri-Lynn Ramsay (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-3 over
Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals.
DeJong finished 4-2 in the 23-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, DeJong defeated
Alberta's Holly Scott 8-5, then went on to lose
6-1 against
Diane Gushulak (New Westminister, BC). DeJong lost
14-3 to
Saskatchewan's Stefanie Lawton where DeJong responded with a
5-1 win over
Jessie Hunkin (Edmonton, AB). DeJong won
5-1 against
Nancy Martin (Saskatoon , SK), then won
7-5 against
Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Red Deer Curling Classic Championship title, DeJong earned
36.936 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 23 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 58th place overall with
85.676 total points. DeJong ranks 57th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.447 points earned so far this season.
