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.
