Kristy McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2009 Bank of America Schmirler Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-5 against
Chantelle Eberle (Regina, SK). of the 2009 Bank of America Schmirler Curling Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada;
McDonald finished 4-1 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald defeated
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) 7-6, then won
6-3 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) and
6-3 against
Jolene Campbell (Regina, SK). McDonald went on to lose
6-3 against
Liudmilla Privivkova (Moscow, RUS). McDonald responded with a
7-6 win over
Sherry Anderson (Delisle, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
McDonald earned
15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Bank of America Schmirler Curling Classic. For week of the event schedule, McDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. McDonald ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
