Thurston4-3 at 2012 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Jill
Thurston

Third
Kristen
Phillips

Second
Brette
Richards

Lead
Kendra
Georges

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	8.37
PA/G:	7.21
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) finished 4-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thurston defeated Amber Holland (Regina, SK) 6-5, then went on to lose 7-2 against Mirjam Ott (Davos, SUI). Thurston responded with a 7-0 win over Marla Mallett (Cloverdale, BC). Thurston went on to lose 7-4 against Kristie Moore (Grande Prairie, AB). Thurston responded with a 9-2 win over Penny Shantz (Vernon, BC). Thurston won 7-3 against Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN). Thurston went on to lose 7-1 against Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Thurston earned 5.000 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 15 spots the World Ranking Standings into 51st place overall with 15.809 total points. Thurston ranks 32nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.000 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: Rui Wang
Rui Wang, Yanan Guo, Ziqi Dong, Ying Yang , Xiao Ming Xu
Beijing, CHN
2022: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Samantha Fisher , Jim Cotter
Kamloops, BC
2019: Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Rocque, Danielle Schmiemann, Becca Hebert, Jesse Marlow
Edmonton, AB
2018: Alina Kovaleva
Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina, Anastasiia Danshina
Saint-Petersburg, RUS
2017: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2016: Marla Mallett
Marla Mallett, Shannon Joanisse, Brette Richards, Blaine DeJager
Walnut Grove, BC
2015: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Trish Paulsen, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2014: Ayumi Ogasawara
Ayumi Ogasawara, Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama
Sapporo, JPN
2013: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue, Yan Zhou
Harbin, CHN
2012: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Beth Iskiw, Jessica Mair, Laine Peters
Edmonton, AB
2011: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Matson
Calgary, AB
2010: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2009: Moe Meguro
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Karuizawa, JPN
2008: Shannon Kleibrink
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Calgary, AB
2007: Heather Rankin
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Calgary, AB
2006: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Georgina Wheatcroft, Shannon Joanisse, Darah Blandford
New Westminster, BC
2005: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2004: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus
Calgary, AB

Bottcher Out!

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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