CHAMPION: Ackland Wins 2019 Atkins Curling Supplies Classic

SKIP
Abby
Ackland

Third
Hailey
McFarlane

Second
Emilie
Rafnson

Lead
Sara
Oliver

Abby Ackland (Winnipeg, MB) won 5-3 over Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, held October 25 - 28, 2019 at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Ackland won 7-5 over Jennifer Clark-Rouire (Miami, MB) in the semifinals

Ackland finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ackland defeated Janelle Vachon (Brandon, MB) 7-3, then won 7-6 against Kristy Watling (Winnipeg, MB). Ackland went on to lose 4-3 against Peterson. Ackland responded with a 5-3 win over Lisa Hale (Dauphin, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic Championship title, Ackland earned 19.400 world rankings points along with the $2,600CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the World Ranking Standings into 48th place overall with 102.511 total points. Ackland ranks 40th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 52.023 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

2023: Lisa McLeod
Lisa McLeod, Janelle Lach, Hallie McCannell, Jolene Callum, Hailey McFarlane
Winnipeg, MB
2021: Jamie Sinclair
Jamie Sinclair, Monica Walker, Cora Farrell, Elizabeth Cousins
Charlotte, NC
2019: Abby Ackland
Abby Ackland, Hailey McFarlane, Emilie Rafnson, Sara Oliver, Robyn Henry
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Barb Spencer
Barb Spencer, Katie Spencer, Holly Spencer, Allyson Spencer
,
2017: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Karen Klein, Vanessa Foster, Theresa Cannon
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Beth Peterson
Beth Peterson, Robyn Henry, Melissa Kurz, Breanne Yozenko
Winnipeg, MB
2015: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Karen Klein, Vanessa Foster, Michelle Madden
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Kristin Napier, Carey Kirby
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Tracey Lavery, Vanessa Foster, Michelle Madden
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Kate Cameron
Kate Cameron, Erika Sigurdson, Brandi Oliver, Lindsay Baldock
Stonewall, MB

Team Marco Hoesli (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) took down the world number one and two ranked teams to secure the first title of the season.

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