Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB) lost
7-4 to
Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Rocque won
8-1 over
Krysta Hilker (St. Albert, AB) in the semifinals of the 2020 Alberta Scotties in Okotoks, Alberta;
Rocque finished 6-1 in the 8 team
Alberta Scotties qualifying round, held January 22 - 26, 2020 in , . In their opening game, Rocque defeated
Marla Sherrer (Lacombe, AB) 7-5, then won
5-3 against
Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) and
8-4 against
Hilker. Rocque went on to lose
8-4 against
Walker. Rocque responded with a
9-2 win over
Jodi Vaughan (Lethbridge, AB). Rocque won
6-5 against
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB), then won
7-6 against
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Alberta Scotties, Rocque take home
12.375 world rankings points. Rocque move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 8.102 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
213.096 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Rocque ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
198.056 points earned so far this season.
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