Renee Sonnenberg (Grande Prairie, AB) won
8-7 over
Heather Nedohin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic, held October 21 - 24, 2011 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Sonnenberg won
5-4 over
Cathy Overton-Clapham (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-3 over
Darcy Robertson (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Sonnenberg finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sonnenberg defeated
Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) 7-1, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB). Sonnenberg responded with a
5-2 win over
Anette Norberg (Karlstad, SWE). Sonnenberg went on to lose
8-5 against
Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK). Sonnenberg responded with a
4-3 win over
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater, ON). Sonnenberg won
8-1 against
Dana Ferguson (Calgary, AB), then won
7-5 against
Desiree Owen (Grande Prairie, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic Championship title, Sonnenberg earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $15,500CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 16th place overall with
85.720 total points. Sonnenberg ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
56.590 points earned so far this season.
