Val Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) won
6-5 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, held September 5 - 10, 2017 in Regina, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Sweeting won
6-5 over
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Regina, Saskatchewan; and won
8-5 over
Michelle Englot (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Regina, Saskatchewan;
Sweeting finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sweeting defeated
Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN) 8-7, then won
6-4 against
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) and
5-4 against
Jacqueline Harrison (Mississauga, ON). Sweeting won
4-3 against
Eve Muirhead (Perth , SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 Championship title, Sweeting earned
76.493 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 5th place overall with
414.276 total points. Sweeting ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
76.493 points earned so far this season.
