CHAMPION: Walter Wins 2022 DEKALB Superspiel

SKIP
Meghan
Walter

Third
Abby
Ackland

Second
Sara
Oliver

Lead
Mackenzie
Elias

Meghan Walter (Winnipeg, MB) won 7-3 over Nancy Martin (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the DEKALB Superspiel, held December 2 - 5, 2022 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Walter won 8-7 over Clancy Grandy (Vancouver, BC) in the semifinals of the 2022 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada; and won 7-0 over Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;

Walter finished 4-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walter lost 7-4 to Delaney Strouse (Minneapolis , MN), then responded with a 9-2 win over Kim Rhyme (St. Paul, MN). Walter won 8-4 against Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC), then won 7-5 against Andrea Kelly (Fredericton, NB) and 9-1 against Christine McMakin (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the DEKALB Superspiel Championship title, Walter earned 41.250 world rankings points along with the $7,500CDN first prize cheque. Walter move up 15 spots after posting a net gain of 35.75 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with 135.644 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Walter ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 111.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	43	31	0	0.581	9-3	3-12	0-4	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	552	466	393	8.44	7.12	1.32	4.82	4.42	1.75	1.61	0.76

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	264	336	90	20	13-2	20-4	71-11	1.27	0.34	0.43	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	288	130	303	22	4-8	7-17	18-62	0.45	1.05	0.52	0.30

2023: Xenia Schwaller
Xenia Schwaller, Selina Gafner, Fabienne Rieder, Selina Rychiger, Marion WÃ¼est, Andreas Schwaller
Zurich, SUI
2022: Meghan Walter
Meghan Walter, Abby Ackland, Sara Oliver, Mackenzie Elias, Kaitlyn Jones
Winnipeg, MB
2021: Amber Holland
Amber Holland, Kim Schneider, Karlee Korchinski, Debbie Lozinski
Kronau, SK
2019: Laura Walker
Laura Walker, Kate Cameron, Taylor McDonald, Nadine Scotland
Edmonton, AB
2018: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Kate Cameron, Taylor McDonald, Raunora Westcott
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Penny Barker
Penny Barker, Deanna Doig, Lorraine Schneider, Danielle Sicinski
Moose Jaw, SK
2016: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2015: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Courtney Chenier
Sudbury , NO
2013: Barb Spencer
Barb Spencer, Katie Spencer, Jenna Loder, Raunora Westcott
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Tracey Lavery, Vanessa Foster, Michelle Madden
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Barb Spencer
Barb Spencer, Karen Klein, Ainsley Champagne, Raunora Westcott
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Warkentin
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Crystal Webster
Chelsea Carey, Kristy McDonald, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Warkentin
Grande Prairie, AB

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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