Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) won
8-4 over
Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, held October 18 - 23, 2022 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Homan won
10-6 over
Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg , SWE) in the semifinals of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
9-6 over
Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Homan finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Homan defeated
Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) 5-4, then won
6-3 against
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER) and
7-3 against
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB). Homan went on to lose
9-5 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 Championship title, Homan earned
67.500 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque. Homan move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 65.625 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 3rd overall with
311.024 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Homan ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
133.250 points earned so far this season.
