Christina Black (Halifax, NS) won
6-5 over
Danielle Inglis (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, held November 12 - 16 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Black won
6-4 over
Andrea Kelly (Fredericton, NB) in the semifinals of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and won
7-1 over
Cassidy Blades (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Black finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Black defeated
Brooke Godsland (St. John's, NL) 9-3, then went on to lose
10-5 against
Taylour Stevens (Halifax, NS). Black responded with a
8-4 win over
Rebecca Regan (Lower Sackville, NS). Black won
7-6 against
Melissa Adams (Fredericton, NB), then won
5-3 against
Tanya Hilliard (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic Championship title, Black earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Black move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of -0.5 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 27th overall with
120.363 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Black ranks 41st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
51.363 points earned so far this season.
