Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-0 to
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Women's Classic, held October 25 - 28, 2013 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Thurston won
5-3 over
Barb Spencer (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Women's Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Women's Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Thurston finished 4-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thurston lost
8-2 to
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI), droppimg another game,
7-5 to
Laura Crocker (Edmonton, AB) where Thurston responded with a
7-5 win over
Stacey Fordyce (Brandon, MB). Thurston won
8-5 against
Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN), then won
4-3 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) and
6-5 against
Valerie Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Women's Classic, Thurston take home
27.000 world rankings points along with the $10,400CDN prize, moving up 39 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 33rd place overall with
37.573 total points. Thurston ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.800 points earned so far this season.
