Paige Papley/Evan van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) lost
8-3 to
Val Sweeting/Marc Kennedy (Edmonton, AB) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Papley/van Amsterdam won
6-1 over
Megan Johnson/Ryan Fenrich (Okotoks, AB) in the semifinals
Papley/van Amsterdam finished 4-0 in the 10 team
Alberta Curling Series: Beaumont qualifying round, held December 10 - 12, 2021 in , . In their opening game, Papley/van Amsterdam defeated
Krista Shortridge/Brady Gillies (Lethbridge, AB) 9-5, then won
10-2 against
Pittman/Cody Smith (Okotoks, AB) and
9-5 against
Sweeting/Kennedy. Papley/van Amsterdam won
9-7 against
Cheryl Damen/Tyler van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Alberta Curling Series: Beaumont, Papley/van Amsterdam take home
10.716 world rankings points along with the $637CDN prize, remaining in 697th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
31.542 total points. Papley/van Amsterdam ranks 71st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
19.530 points earned so far this season.
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