Watling Runner-Up at 2018 Atkins Curling Supplies Classic

SKIP
Kristy
Watling

Third
Christine
MacKay

Second
Taylor
Maida

Lead
Katrina
Thiessen

Kristy Watling (Winnipeg, MB) lost 5-1 to 's Barb Spencer in the Final of the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, held October 12 - 15, 2018 at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Watling won 7-1 over Alyssa Calvert (Brandon, MB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Atkins Curling Supplies Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won 8-2 over Jennifer Clark-Rouire (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.

Watling finished 3-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watling defeated Laura Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB) 6-1, then won 6-5 against Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN) and 6-5 against Abby Ackland (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, Watling take home 17.417 world rankings points along with the $1,600CDN prize, moving up 11 spots the World Ranking Standings into 53rd place overall with 70.831 total points. Watling ranks 34th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 39.189 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: Lisa McLeod
Lisa McLeod, Janelle Lach, Hallie McCannell, Jolene Callum, Hailey McFarlane
Winnipeg, MB
2021: Jamie Sinclair
Jamie Sinclair, Monica Walker, Cora Farrell, Elizabeth Cousins
Charlotte, NC
2019: Abby Ackland
Abby Ackland, Hailey McFarlane, Emilie Rafnson, Sara Oliver, Robyn Njegovan
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Barb Spencer
Barb Spencer, Katie Spencer, Holly Spencer, Allyson Spencer
,
2017: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Karen Klein, Vanessa Foster, Theresa Cannon
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Beth Peterson
Beth Peterson, Robyn Njegovan, Melissa Kurz, Breanne Yozenko
Winnipeg, MB
2015: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Karen Klein, Vanessa Foster, Michelle Madden
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Kristin Napier, Carey Kirby
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Tracey Lavery, Vanessa Foster, Michelle Madden
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Kate Cameron
Kate Cameron, Erika Sigurdson, Brandi Oliver, Lindsay Baldock
Stonewall, MB

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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