Rui Wang (Beijing, CHN) won
1-0 over
Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the Alberta Curling Series - Event 1, held October 13 - 15, 2023 at the Beaumont Curling Club in Beaumont, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Wang won
6-4 over
Michelle Hartwell (Sherwood Park, AB) in the semifinals of the 2023 Alberta Curling Series - Event 1 in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada; and won
8-1 over
Jessica Wytrychowski (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Alberta Curling Series - Event 1 in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada;
Wang finished 4-0 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wang defeated
Kellie Stiksma (Edmonton, AB) 9-4, then won
8-2 against
Melissa Pierce (Edmonton , AB) and
6-2 against
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Wang won
6-4 against
Minjae Jung (Uiseong, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Alberta Curling Series - Event 1 Championship title, Wang earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $3,700CDN first prize cheque. Wang move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 10.5 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 52nd overall with
60.516 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Wang ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
57.000 points earned so far this season.
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