Penny Barker (Moose Jaw, SK) lost
8-2 to
Candace Chisholm (Weyburn, SK) in the Final of the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, held October 20 - 23, 2017 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Barker won
6-2 over
Glenys Bakker (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada;
Barker finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Barker defeated
Teryn Hamilton (Calgary, AB) 7-5, then won
8-7 against
Bakker. Barker went on to lose
6-3 against
Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB). Barker responded with a
6-3 win over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, Barker take home
18.844 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize. For week 11 of the event schedule, Barker did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Barker ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
