Heather Smith-Dacey (Halifax, NS) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Smith-Dacey finished 7-4 in the 0 team
Scotties Tournament of Hearts qualifying round, held February 19 - 27, 2011 in , . In their opening game, Smith-Dacey lost
9-3 to
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a
8-7 win over
Andrea Kelly (Oromocto, NB). Smith-Dacey went on to lose
10-5 against
Marie-France Larouche (Levis, PQ). Smith-Dacey responded with a
8-2 win over
Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife, Y/NWT). Smith-Dacey won
12-6 against
Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC), then won
8-7 against
Cathy Overton-Clapham (Winnipeg, MB). Smith-Dacey went on to lose
6-3 against
Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI). Smith-Dacey responded with a
7-4 win over
Amber Holland (Kronau, SK). Smith-Dacey won
11-3 against
Stacie Devereaux (St. John's, NL), then won
8-7 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB). Smith-Dacey went on to lose
9-4 against
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
Smith-Dacey earned
25.000 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, moving up 72 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 61st place overall with
31.888 total points. Smith-Dacey ranks 34th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.000 points earned so far this season.
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