Karina Aitken (Edinburgh, SCO) lost
5-4 to
Sophie Jackson (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Scottish Curling Junior Championships, held January 18 - 22, 2017 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Aitken finished 4-2 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Aitken lost
7-6 to
Lisa Davie (Stirling, SCO), droppimg another game,
14-5 to
Jackson where Aitken responded with a
9-2 win over
Beth Farmer (Kinross, SCO). Aitken won
10-4 against
Amy MacDonald (Moray, SCO), then won
12-2 against
Beth Dandie (Forfar, SCO) and
10-2 against
Molly Keen (Moray, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scottish Curling Junior Championships, Aitken take home
7.054 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Aitken did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Aitken ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
