Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, AB) won
11-7 over
Penny Barker (Moose Jaw, SK) in the Final of the Lloydminster SaskTour Spiel, held October 24 - 26 at the Lloydminster Curling Club in Lloydminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Reese-Hansen won
9-2 over
Sara Miller (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the Lloydminster SaskTour Spiel in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada; and won
10-4 over
Sherry Just (Esterhazy, SK) in the quarterfinals.
Reese-Hansen finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Reese-Hansen defeated
Anna Miettinen (Vermilion, AB) 10-4, then won
8-2 against
Saskatchewan's Jana Tisdale and
7-2 against
Miller in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Lloydminster SaskTour Spiel Championship title, Reese-Hansen earned
16.500 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque. Reese-Hansen move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 6.399 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 27th overall with
118.882 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Reese-Hansen ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
78.475 points earned so far this season.
