Shannon Kleibrink (Okotoks, AB) lost
7-6 to
Karla Thompson (Kamloops, BC) in the Final of the King Cash Spiel, held January 6 - 8, 2017 at the Golden Ears Curling Club in Maple Ridge, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Kleibrink won
7-2 over
Diane Gushulak (Vancouver , BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2017 King Cash Spiel in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada; of the 2017 King Cash Spiel in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada;
Kleibrink finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kleibrink defeated
Nicole Backe (Nanaimo, BC) 6-5, then won
6-5 against
Sarah Koltun (Whitehorse, YK) and
7-2 against
Gushulak. Kleibrink went on to lose
4-2 against
Marla Mallett (Walnut Grove, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the King Cash Spiel, Kleibrink take home
16.908 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
233.537 total points. Kleibrink ranks 25th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
126.149 points earned so far this season.
