Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) lost
4-1 to
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Boost National, held December 11 - 16, 2018 in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland / Labrador. To advance to the championship game, Einarson won
8-3 over
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2018 Boost National in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland / Labrador; and won
8-3 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Einarson finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson defeated
Eve Muirhead (Stirling, SCO) 5-2, then won
9-4 against
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB). Einarson went on to lose
7-5 against
Jacqueline Harrison (Toronto, ON). Einarson lost
6-5 to
Homan in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Boost National, Einarson take home
64.588 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, remaining in 4th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 45.159 after improving upon their best so far this season. Einarson ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
411.290 points earned so far this season.
