Shannon Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-3 to
Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in the Final of the M&M Meat Shops Junior Curling Championship, held January 31 - February 10, 2013 in Fort McMurray, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Birchard won
10-6 over
Jamie Sinclair (Manotick, ON) in the semifinals of the 2013 M&M Meat Shops Junior Curling Championship in Fort McMurray, Alberta;
Birchard finished 9-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated
Tirzah Keffer (Thunder Bay, NONT) 9-6, then won
8-6 against
Veronica Smith (Cornwall, PEI) and
9-2 against
Sarah Dumais (Levis, PQ). Birchard won
8-3 against
Sinclair, then won
8-3 against
Carina McKay-Saturnino (Inuvik, NT) and
11-2 against
Mary Myketyn-Driscoll (Truro, NS). Birchard won
8-7 against
Sarah Koltun (Whitehorse, YK), then won
8-5 against
Jessica Daigle (Fredericton, NB). Birchard went on to lose
13-6 against
Brown. Birchard responded with a
9-4 win over
Jessica Hanson (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the M&M Meat Shops Junior Curling Championship, Birchard take home
5.000 world rankings points, moving up 22 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 92nd place overall with
10.550 total points. Birchard ranks 79th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.650 points earned so far this season.
