Einarson Runner-Up at 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1

SKIP
Kerri
Einarson

Third
Val
Sweeting

Second
Shannon
Birchard

Lead
Briane
Harris

Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) lost 8-4 to Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, held October 18 - 23, 2022 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Einarson won 4-3 over Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won 6-5 over Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta;

Einarson finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson defeated Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) 7-3, then won 8-5 against Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB). Einarson went on to lose 7-6 against Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI). Einarson lost 9-6 to Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, Einarson take home 49.500 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the World Ranking Standings into 1st place overall with 369.521 total points. Einarson ranks 3rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 125.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	64	26	0	0.711	23-3	11-8	6-4	5-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	733	641	455	8.74	6.21	2.54	4.99	4.11	1.75	1.51	0.90

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	353	462	82	34	12-4	29-1	107-5	1.31	0.23	0.46	0.18

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	380	179	373	32	5-7	12-20	29-73	0.47	0.98	0.58	0.29

2023: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2022: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2017: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2016: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2015: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI

It may not lead to the most exciting brand of curling, but the ability to deliver blanked ends when needed is an important skillset in the sport.

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