Kristy Watling (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-5 to
Mackenzie Zacharias (Altona, MB) in the Final of the Manitoba Scotties, held December 14 - 19, 2021 in Carberry, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Watling won
8-6 over
Kaitlyn Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2022 Manitoba Scotties in Carberry, Manitoba;
Watling finished 6-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watling defeated
Meghan Walter (East St. Paul, MB) 8-5, then won
11-3 against
Shae Bevan (Winnipeg, MB) and
10-5 against
Jennifer Clark-Rouire (Miami, MB). Watling won
7-4 against
Jones, then won
9-7 against
Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). Watling went on to lose
10-2 against
Zacharias. Watling responded with a
10-7 win over
Kristy McDonald (Winnipeg, MB). Watling went on to lose
7-5 against
Darcy Robertson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Manitoba Scotties, Watling take home
21.271 world rankings points. Watling move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 6.988 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 38th overall with
99.956 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Watling ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
75.706 points earned so far this season.
