Nina Roth (Blaine, USA) won
5-3 over
United States's Jamie Sinclair in the Final of the Molson Cash Spiel, held November 24 - 26, 2016 at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Roth won
8-4 over
Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA) in the semifinals of the 2016 Molson Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States;
Roth finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Roth defeated
Emily Quello (Bemidji, MN) 9-0, then won
9-3 against
Minnesota's Cassie Potter. Roth went on to lose
9-6 against
Christensen. Roth responded with a
8-5 win over
Cristin Clark (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Molson Cash Spiel Championship title, Roth earned
21.438 world rankings points along with the $2,974CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 30th place overall with
175.364 total points. Roth ranks 25th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
94.467 points earned so far this season.
