CHAMPION: Meguro Wins 2009 Twin Anchors Invitational

Karuizawa, Japan

SKIP
Moe
Meguro

Third
Mari
Motohashi

Second
Mayo
Yamaura

Lead
Kotomi
Ishizaki

Games:	10
Record:	7W - 3L
PF/G:	6.67
PA/G:	6.13
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.35
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Moe Meguro (Karuizawa, JPN) won 5-3 over Cheryl Bernard (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Twin Anchors Invitational, held October 2 - 5, 2009 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Meguro won 5-4 over Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC) in the semifinals of the 2009 Twin Anchors Invitational in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won 6-3 over British Columbia's Allison MacInnes in the quarterfinals. of the 2009 Twin Anchors Invitational in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;

Meguro finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Meguro defeated British Columbia's Brenda Garvey 4-3, then went on to lose 8-3 against Jennifer Gerow (Vernon, BC). Meguro lost 5-4 to Jolene Campbell (Regina, SK) where Meguro responded with a 6-5 win over British Columbia's Kirsten Fox. Meguro went on to lose 6-4 against Bernard in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Twin Anchors Invitational Championship title, Meguro earned 27.040 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque. For week of the event schedule, Meguro did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Meguro ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2023: Rui Wang
Rui Wang, Yanan Guo, Ziqi Dong, Ying Yang , Xiao Ming Xu
Beijing, CHN
2022: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Samantha Fisher , Jim Cotter
Kamloops, BC
2019: Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Rocque, Danielle Schmiemann, Becca Hebert, Jesse Marlow
Edmonton, AB
2018: Alina Kovaleva
Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina, Anastasiia Danshina
Saint-Petersburg, RUS
2017: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2016: Marla Mallett
Marla Mallett, Shannon Joanisse, Brette Richards, Blaine DeJager
Walnut Grove, BC
2015: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Trish Paulsen, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2014: Ayumi Ogasawara
Ayumi Ogasawara, Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama
Sapporo, JPN
2013: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue, Yan Zhou
Harbin, CHN
2012: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Beth Iskiw, Jessica Mair, Laine Peters
Edmonton, AB
2011: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Matson
Calgary, AB
2010: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2009: Moe Meguro
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Karuizawa, JPN
2008: Shannon Kleibrink
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Calgary, AB
2007: Heather Rankin
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Calgary, AB
2006: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Georgina Wheatcroft, Shannon Joanisse, Darah Blandford
New Westminster, BC
2005: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2004: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus
Calgary, AB

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