 Silvana Tirinzoni's Swiss squad (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) have picked up where they left off in Cornwall, currently sitting 4-0 at the Shorty Jenkins Classic. By: Cameron Sallaj Last season, Silvana Tirinzoni and her Swiss rink of fourth Alina Patz, second Selina Witschonke and lead Carole Howald played in the first edition of the Shorty Jenkins Classic to be held since 2019. There, the team dominated the field, winning all seven of their games to claim the championship title. In this year's edition of the event, the team have picked up where they left off, currently sitting 4-0 with one round robin game left to play on Saturday. Beginning the event on Wednesday, the four-time world champions and reigning world silver medalists opened against Scotland's Fay Henderson. After scoring one in the first, the team picked up consecutive steals, eventually leading 7-0 after four. Team Henderson then scored one in the fifth end before conceding the match, giving Tirinzoni a strong win to open their 2024-25 campaign. In game two, the Swiss side battled Nova Scotia's Christina Black. This game saw no activity through the first five ends with Tirinzoni blanking the majority of the game. After being forced to one in the sixth, Team Black took two in the seventh to lead by one coming home. Despite it being the first time the Swiss trailed all event, a triple takeout on Alina Patz' first rock allowed them to pick up three points and secure a narrow 4-2 win. AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic - Draw 7 - Silvana Tirinzoni vs Christina Black: On Friday, the team had two games which they led from the jump. In the morning, they stole five straight points against Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in a rematch of the 2023 final. The Japanese later picked up one to get on the scoreboard, but immediately conceded, giving the Swiss their third win. In the afternoon, the team began with two points against Ontario's Lauren Mann and swiped another single in the second end to open a 3-0 lead. After Mann counted one in the third, Team Tirinzoni took two more in the fifth end before swiping a steal of three in the sixth, taking a comfortable 8-1 win into Saturday. Currently sitting 2nd on the world rankings, Silvana Tirinzoni and her team are looking to regain their world champion status that they lost to Team Homan. With the Ottawa based squad also competing this weekend, a rematch of the world championship final could be in the cards when the playoff round begins Saturday night. Team Tirinzoni's final round robin game sees them face Satsuki Fujisawa's Japanese squad in a battle for first place in the pool. Team Fujisawa is currently 3-0 and looking to dethrone the Swiss as Shorty Jenkins champions. That game goes Saturday morning at 11:00 AM ET with the women's playoff round beginning at 8:00 PM. All games from the 2024 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic are available on YourTV on YouTube with select games being broadcast on COGECO across Ontario. All streaming links are available on CurlingZone's live scoring page of the event. Visit CurlingZone.com for SCORES, NEWS, and STREAMING LINKS. |
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