Shannon Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) won
5-4 over
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Championships, held December 8 - 10, 2017 at the East St. Paul Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Birchard won
6-5 over
Darcy Robertson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Barb Spencer (winnnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Birchard finished 2-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated
Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) 5-4, then went on to lose
7-2 against
Robertson. Birchard lost
6-2 to
Einarson where Birchard responded with a
5-2 win over
Joelle Brown (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the MCT Championships Championship title, Birchard earned
25.647 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 29th place overall with
223.569 total points. Birchard ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
114.240 points earned so far this season.
