Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK) won
6-4 over
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic, held October 19 - 22, 2012 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Lawton won
7-3 over
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
4-3 over
Laura Crocker (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Lawton finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lawton defeated
Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) 6-5, then won
7-6 against
Marie-France Larouche (Levis, PQ) and
5-2 against
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater, ON). Lawton went on to lose
8-5 against
Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg, MB). Lawton responded with a
7-2 win over
Heather Nedohin (Edmonton, AB). Lawton went on to lose
5-4 against
Homan. Lawton responded with a
4-3 win over
Amber Holland (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic Championship title, Lawton earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $15,500CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 3rd place overall with
211.335 total points. Lawton ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
78.000 points earned so far this season.
