Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) lost
5-4 to
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 9 - 14, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Hasselborg won
5-4 over
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in the semifinals of the 2019 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
5-4 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the quarterfinals.
Hasselborg finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hasselborg defeated
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) 8-4, then won
5-2 against
Einarson and
7-3 against
Fujisawa. Hasselborg won
6-3 against
Scheidegger, then won
10-4 against
Chelsea Carey (Edmotnon, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Players' Championship, Hasselborg take home
61.805 world rankings points along with the $24,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 27.116 after improving upon their best so far this season. Hasselborg ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
478.292 points earned so far this season.
