Amber Holland (Regina, SK) qualified for the 2019 DEKALB Superspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-4 against
Abby Ackland (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2019 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;
Holland finished 3-1 in the 19 team
DEKALB Superspiel qualifying round, held November 1 - 4, 2019 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. In their opening game, Holland lost
6-5 to
Mackenzie Zacharias (Altona, MB), then responded with a
7-2 win over
Ann Podoll (Fargo, ND). Holland won
8-7 against
Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB), then won
7-1 against
Susan Dudt (Malvern, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
Holland earned
13.678 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the DEKALB Superspiel. Holland move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 2.986 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 39th overall with
124.883 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Holland ranks 46th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
50.040 points earned so far this season.
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