Penny Barker (Moose Jaw, SK) won
8-7 over
Skylar Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the SaskTour Womens Players Championship, held January 13 - 15, 2023 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Barker won
6-3 over
Nancy Martin (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals
Barker finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Barker defeated
Jessica Mitchell (Saskatoon, SK) 11-1, then won
6-2 against
Lorraine Schneider (Regina, SK) and
7-2 against
Amber Holland (Regina, SK). Barker went on to lose
6-4 against
Martin in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the SaskTour Womens Players Championship Championship title, Barker earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 22nd place overall with
131.788 total points. Barker ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
98.250 points earned so far this season.
