Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon, KOR) won
9-2 over
Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON) in the Final of the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
7-2 over
Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won
5-4 over
Megan Balsdon (Woodstock, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Kim finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Andrea Crawford (Fredericton, NB) 8-3, then won
7-1 against
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER). Kim went on to lose
5-2 against
Hollie Duncan (Toronto , ON). Kim responded with a
6-3 win over
Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Kim earned
45.281 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with
227.452 total points. Kim ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
98.356 points earned so far this season.
