Renee Sonnenberg (Grande Prairie, AB) qualified for the 2012 Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-5 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB). of the 2012 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
Janet Harvey (Winnipeg, MB) 5-2, then won
6-3 against
Anette Norberg (Karlstad, SWE). Sonnenberg went on to lose
8-6 against
Laura Crocker (Edmonton, AB). Sonnenberg lost
7-0 to
Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC) where Sonnenberg responded with a
8-2 win over
Tracy Horgan (Sudbury, ON). Sonnenberg won
4-2 against
Harvey, then won
7-1 against
Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
Sonnenberg earned
18.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Manitoba Lotteries Womens Curling Classic, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 13th place overall with
111.570 total points. Sonnenberg ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
43.000 points earned so far this season.
