Einarson Runner-Up at 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Kerri
Einarson

Third
Val
Sweeting

Second
Shannon
Birchard

Lead
Briane
Harris

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	7.42
PA/G:	6.45
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Efficiency:	0.25

Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) lost 8-5 to Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the Final of the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Einarson won 7-4 over Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won 6-5 over Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the quarterfinals.

Einarson finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson defeated Chelsea Carey (Calgary, AB) 7-5, then went on to lose 4-2 against Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). Einarson lost 7-6 to Tabitha Peterson (McFarland , USA) where Einarson responded with a 7-4 win over Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, Einarson take home 60.101 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 623.161 total points. Einarson ranks 1st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 275.293 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2024: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki
Gimli, MB
2023: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2022: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2017: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2016: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2015: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI

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