 Selena Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) wins the inaugural Saville Grand Prix, defeating Delaney Strouse (Traverse City, MI) 6-5 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. Sturmay with Danielle Schmiemann at third, Dezaray Hawes and Paige Papley on the front end take home the $4,000 first place cheque along with 33.750 world ranking points, while Strouse receives $2,500CDN and 24.750 world ranking points for their second place finish. Strouse opened the scoring stealing 1 in the first end, then forced Sturmay to a single in the second end. Strouse scored 2 in the third end, then added a steal in the fourth end. Sturmay scored 2 in the fifth end to trail 4-3, then held Strouse to a single in the sixth end. Sturmay scored 2 in the seventh end to tie the game at 5, then stole one in the extra end for the 6-5 win. In the semifinals, Sturmay defeated Jessie Hunkin of Spruce Grove, 7-3 and Strouse defeated Gray-Withers of Edmonton 7-6 in an extra end. Gray-Withers and Hunkin earned $1,750CDN and 19.125 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Hunkin defeated Vancouver's Clancy Grandy 5-2, while Sturmay defeated Sayaka Yoshimura of Sapporo, Japan, 7-3. Strouse defeated Winnipeg's Kate Cameron 5-2, and Gray-Withers defeated Edmonton's Abby Marks 4-3. All 30 games were streamed with basic coverage through Curling Stadium's platform inside the Saville Community Sports Centre and streamed free through CurlingZone and Curling Stadium Edmonton Youtube channels. CurlingZone Youtube: (www.youtube.com/CurlingZone) Curling Stadium Edmonton Youtube: (www.youtubue.com/@CurlingStadiumEdmonton) Sturmay finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sturmay lost 6-1 to Grandy, then responded with a 6-5 win over Minseo Kim (Jeonbuk, Korea). Sturmay won 7-2 against Michelle Hartwell (Sherwood Park, Alberta), then won 5-3 against Hunkin in their final qualifying round match. |
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