Elena Stern (Oberwallis , SUI) won
6-5 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, held November 6 - 11, 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Stern won
9-1 over
Kristen Streifel (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Thunder Bay, Ontario; and won
7-4 over
Binia Feltscher (Switzerland, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Thunder Bay, Ontario;
Stern finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stern defeated
Feltscher 6-2, then won
6-4 against
Jacqueline Harrison (Toronto, ON). Stern went on to lose
6-4 against
Kira Brunton (Sudbury, ON). Stern responded with a
7-6 win over
Mary-Anne Arsenault (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Stern earned
44.756 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque. Stern move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 39.364 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 20th overall with
190.785 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Stern ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
136.882 points earned so far this season.
