Hannah Fleming (Lockerbie, SCO) lost
6-4 to
Eve Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the Scottish Curling Championships, held February 18 - 25, 2017 in Perth, Scotland.
Fleming finished 3-3 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fleming defeated
Amy MacDonald (Inverness, SCO) 8-6, then went on to lose
9-4 against
Muirhead. Fleming responded with a
12-6 win over
Maggie Wilson (Aberdeen, SCO). Fleming went on to lose
11-8 against
Karina Aitken (Edinburgh, SCO). Fleming lost
9-8 to
Hazel Smith (Lanarkshire, SCO) where Fleming responded with a
9-4 win over
Gina Aitken (Edinburgh, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scottish Curling Championships, Fleming take home
17.399 world rankings points. Fleming move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 15.347 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 28th overall with
230.494 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Fleming ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
166.931 points earned so far this season.
