CHAMPION: Wark Wins 2018 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel

Chilliwack, British Columbia

SKIP
Sarah
Wark

Third
Kristen
Pilote

Second
Carley
Sandwith-Craig

Lead
Michelle
Dunn

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	9.47
PA/G:	6.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.28

Sarah Wark (Chilliwack, BC) won 8-3 over Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, held October 12 - 14, 2018 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Wark won 8-5 over Diane Gushulak (New Westminster, BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2018 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;

Wark finished 3-0 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wark defeated Sijia Liu (Harbin, CHN) 8-7, then won 7-5 against Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) and 5-3 against Shiella Cowan (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel Championship title, Wark earned 25.349 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 33 spots the World Ranking Standings into 60th place overall with 58.902 total points. Wark ranks 35th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.666 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2024: Corrie Huerlimann
Corrie Huerlimann, Marina Loertscher, Stefanie Berset, Celine Schwizgebel
Zug, SUI
2022: Kristen Ryan
Kristen Ryan, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana
Maple Ridge, BC
2019: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk
Kamloops, BC
2018: Sarah Wark
Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Carley Sandwith-Craig, Michelle Dunn
Chilliwack, BC
2017: Victoria Moiseeva
Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva, Julia Portunova
St. Petersburg, RUS
2016: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Ying Yang
HARBIN, CHN
2008: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2007: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons, Michelle Allen
Kelowna, BC
2006: Stefanie Lawton
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Saskatoon, SK
2005: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Jill Thurston, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Carey Burgess
Winnipeg, MB
2004: Kelley Law
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Coquitlam, BC
2003: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2002: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2001: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB
2000: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB

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