Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg , MB) lost
7-4 to
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, held October 17 - 21, 2023 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Lawes won
6-4 over
Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) in the semifinals of the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Niagara Falls, Ontario; and won
7-4 over
Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) in the quarterfinals.
Lawes finished 2-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lawes lost
8-7 to
Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE), droppimg another game,
8-2 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) where Lawes responded with a
6-3 win over
Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, MN). Lawes won
8-6 against
Marianne Roervik (Lillehammer, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
Lawes earned
55.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1. Lawes move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 26.812 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 9th overall with
252.687 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Lawes ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
111.750 points earned so far this season.
