Richards Runner-Up at 2019 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel

Kelowna, British Columbia

SKIP
Brette
Richards

Third
Blaine
DeJager

Second
Steph
Jackson-Baier

Lead
Rachelle
Kallechy

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.81
PA/G:	6.81
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Efficiency:	0.20

Brette Richards (Kelowna, BC) lost 7-5 to Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, held October 11 - 14, 2019 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Richards won 7-4 over Morgayne Eby (Vernon, BC) in the semifinals of the 2019 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won 6-4 over Sarah Daniels (Delta, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;

Richards finished 1-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Richards lost 6-3 to Daniels, droppimg another game, 5-3 to Brown where Richards responded with a 8-6 win over Eby in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, Richards take home 15.059 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN prize, moving up 10 spots the World Ranking Standings into 72nd place overall with 58.913 total points. Richards ranks 59th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.002 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

2022: Kristen Ryan
Kristen Ryan, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana
Maple Ridge, BC
2019: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk
Kamloops, BC
2018: Sarah Wark
Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Carley Sandwith-Craig, Michelle Dunn
Chilliwack, BC
2017: Victoria Moiseeva
Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva, Julia Portunova
St. Petersburg, RUS
2016: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Ying Yang
HARBIN, CHN
2008: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2007: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons, Michelle Allen
Kelowna, BC
2006: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Matson
Saskatoon, SK
2005: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Jill Thurston, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Carey Burgess
Winnipeg, MB
2004: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Jody Maskiewich, Marla Mallett, Sherry Fraser
Coquitlam, BC
2003: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2002: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2001: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB
2000: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB

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