Sophie Jackson (Stirling, SCO) lost
10-7 to
Isabella Wrana (Stockholm, SWE) in the Final of the World Junior Women's Championship, held February 16 - 26, 2017 in PyeongChang, Korea.
Jackson finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jackson defeated
Min Ji Kim (Songhyeon, KOR) 7-6, then won
8-7 against
Joo Linda (Budapest, HUN) and
10-5 against
Dilsat Yildiz (Eruzurum, TUR). Jackson won
6-5 against
Wrana. Jackson went on to lose
8-7 against
Selina Witschonke (Luzern, SUI). Jackson responded with a
9-7 win over
Misaki Tanaka (Aomorishi, JPN). Jackson won
7-2 against
Annmarie Dubberstein (Blaine, USA), then won
8-5 against
Kristen Streifel (Edmonton, CAN). Jackson went on to lose
8-7 against
Maria Baksheeva (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Junior Women's Championship, Jackson take home
21.397 world rankings points. For week 28 of the event schedule, Jackson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Jackson ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
