Jessie Kaufman (Spruce Grove, AB) won
5-2 over
Holly Whyte (Grande Prairie, 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, Kaufman won
6-2 over
Lisa Johnson (Spruce Grove, AB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
7-3 over
Bobbie Sauder (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Kaufman finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaufman defeated
Kelly Erickson (Edmonton, AB) 8-7, then won
7-0 against
Chana Martineau (Edmonton, AB) and
8-2 against
Tomoko Takeda (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Avonair Cash Spiel Championship title, Kaufman earned
2.500 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 67th place overall with
10.288 total points. Kaufman ranks 55th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
2.500 points earned so far this season.
