Holly Whyte (Grande Prairie, AB) lost
5-2 to
Jessie Kaufman (Spruce Grove, AB) in the Final of the Avonair Cash Spiel, held October 4 - 6, 2013 at the Avonair Curling Club in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Whyte won
8-3 over
Brett Barber (Biggar, SK) in the semifinals of the 2013 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
8-1 over
Yilun Jiang (Harbin, CHN) in the quarterfinals.
Whyte finished 2-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Whyte defeated
Karallee Swabb (Edmonton, AB) 6-4, then won
8-6 against
Delia DeJong (Grande Prairie, AB). Whyte went on to lose
7-3 against
Bobbie Sauder (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Avonair Cash Spiel, Whyte take home
1.750 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 101st place overall with
5.358 total points. Whyte ranks 65th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
1.750 points earned so far this season.
