Birt Runner-Up at 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

SKIP
Suzanne
Birt

Third
Marie
Christianson

Second
Meaghan
Hughes

Lead
Michelle
Shea

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	10.87
PA/G:	5.43
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.40

Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI) lost 8-7 to Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB) in the Final of the Oakville Labour Day Classic, held September 3 - 6, 2021 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Birt won 6-5 over Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and won 5-4 over Thea Coburn (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic in Oakville, Ontario, Canada;

Birt finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birt defeated Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC) 8-1, then won 8-3 against Kayla MacMillan (Vancouver, BC) and 7-2 against Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON). Birt won 9-2 against Mackenzie Kiemele (Niagara Falls, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Oakville Labour Day Classic, Birt take home 0.000 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize. For week 6 of the event schedule, Birt did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 23rd place on the World Ranking Standings with 72.215 total points. Birt ranks 242nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 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

2021: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul, MB
2020: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Lisa Weagle
Winnipeg, MB
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI
2016: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Zurich, SUI
2015: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2014: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau, SUI
2013: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong
, ON
2012: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm
Madison, WI
2011: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong
Coldwater, ON
2010: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2008: Julie Tippin
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Brantford, ON
2007: Julie Tippin
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Brantford, ON
2006: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Nicole Johnston
Ottawa, ON
2005: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Nicole Johnston
Ottawa, ON

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