Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) won
8-2 over
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the Final of the Co-op Tour Challenge, held October 14 - 19 in Nisku, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Homan won
5-4 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the semifinals of the Co-op Tour Challenge in Nisku, Alberta; and won
9-3 over
Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the Co-op Tour Challenge in Nisku, Alberta;
Homan finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Homan defeated
Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) 7-5, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Stefania Constantini (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA). Homan responded with a
6-5 win over
Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE). Homan won
7-4 against
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Co-op Tour Challenge Championship title, Homan earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $38,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 49.925 after improving upon their best so far this season. Homan ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
191.250 points earned so far this season.
