Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) lost
5-4 to
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER) in the Final of the Alberta Curling Series: Thistle, held October 22 - 24, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Skrlik won
7-6 over
Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) in the semifinals
Skrlik finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Skrlik defeated
Tiffany Steuber (Edmonton, AB) 8-1, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Keiser. Skrlik responded with a
6-2 win over
Krysta Hilker (Edmonton, AB). Skrlik won
4-0 against
Pam Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Alberta Curling Series: Thistle, Skrlik take home
15.579 world rankings points along with the $1,378CDN prize. Skrlik move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 13.082 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 56th overall with
47.631 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Skrlik ranks 42nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
26.527 points earned so far this season.
