CHAMPION: Kim Wins 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2

SKIP
Min Ji
Kim

Third
Seungyoun
Ha

Second
Hye Rin
Kim

Lead
Tae I
Yang

Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon, KOR) won 9-2 over Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Kim won 7-2 over Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won 5-4 over Megan Balsdon (Woodstock, ON) in the quarterfinals.

Kim finished 3-1 in the 16 team Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 qualifying round, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Kim defeated Andrea Crawford (Fredericton, NB) 8-3, then won 7-1 against Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER). Kim went on to lose 5-2 against Hollie Duncan (Toronto , ON). Kim responded with a 6-3 win over Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Kim earned 45.281 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with 227.452 total points. Kim ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 98.356 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	6	1	0	0.857	3-0	2-1	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	48	44	20	9.17	4.17	5.00	4.79	3.13	1.91	1.33	2.08

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	20	29	4	3	1-0	3-0	6-1	1.45	0.20	0.59	0.15

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	28	15	16	7	1-0	0-0	3-4	0.54	0.57	0.67	0.32

2019: Min Ji Kim
Min Ji Kim, Seungyoun Ha, Hye Rin Kim, Tae I Yang
Chuncheon, KOR
2018: Elena Stern
Briar Huerlimann, Elena Stern, Lisa Gisler, Celine Koller
Oberwallis , SUI
2017: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Jacqueline Harrison
Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Nicole Westlund Stewart
Mississauga, ON
2015: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
Winnipeg, MB

Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing cap off a 7-1 win over Warriner/Richard to go undefeated in winning their opening event of the 2020/21 curling season.

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