Liu Reaches 2018 Canad Inns Women's Classic Semifinals

Fourth
Yilun
Jiang

SKIP
Sijia
Liu

Second
Ziqi
Dong

Lead
Xindi
Jiang

Sijia Liu (Harbin, CHN) run at the 2018 Canad Inns Women's Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-2 loss to Chelsea Carey (Edmonton, AB). of the 2018 Canad Inns Women's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; Liu advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-2 win over Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggi -do, KOR). of the 2018 Canad Inns Women's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;

Liu finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated Nina Roth (Chaska, USA) 8-3, then won 4-3 against Lauren Horton (Waterloo, ON) and 11-4 against Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, SK). Liu went on to lose 6-4 against Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill, ON). Liu responded with a 4-3 win over Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB). Liu won 6-3 against Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Liu earned 43.121 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Canad Inns Women's Classic. Liu move up 43 spots after posting a net gain of 41.169 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 50th overall with 78.700 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Liu ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 63.086 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

2019: Elena Stern
Briar Schwaller, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis, SUI
2018: Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey, Sarah Wilkes, Dana Ferguson, Breanne Knapp
Edmonton, AB
2017: Nina Roth
Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Rebecca Hamilton
Blaine, USA
2016: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2015: EunJung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, MinJung Kim
Uiseong, KOR
2014: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2011: Renee Sonnenberg
Renee Sonnenberg, Lawnie MacDonald, Kristie Moore, Rona Pasika
Grande Prairie, AB
2010: Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Warkentin
Winnipeg, MB
2008: Michelle Englot
Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Warkentin
Regina, SK
2007: Shannon Kleibrink
Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Warkentin
Calgary, AB
2006: Sherry Anderson
Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Heather Walsh, Donna Gignac
Delisle, SK
2005: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Georgina Wheatcroft
Winnipeg, MB
2004: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus
Calgary, AB

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