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Corryn Brown

Kamloops’ Brown rink qualifies for B.C. Scotties

Nov 13, 2019 | 3:43 PM

KAMLOOPS —- The BC Women’s Curling Tour is over, but an out-of-province event has the potential to alter the results.

The women’s tour closed at the end of the Sunset Ranch Golf Women’s Cashspiel at Kelowna Curling Club on Monday, Nov. 11.

And while two berths for the Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship presented by Best Western, were up for grabs for the top finishers, questions remain about who will get them. That is because there is also a CTRS berth available, and results won’t come in until after this weekend, and that could shake things up.

Team Brown, from Kamloops, sit at the top of the tour standings with 58.5808 points, but are also top of the Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) table, with 92.844 CTRS points. It means that Team Brown have easily secured a berth. But it remains to be seen which one.

If another BC team does well at the Red Deer Curling Classic this weekend, it is technically possible for them to surpass Team Brown in CTRS points.

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However, it will be an uphill battle for the other BC teams because the Kamloops foursome had a fantastic weekend. The team of skip Corryn Brown, third Erin Pincott, second Dezaray Hawes and lead Ashley Klymchuk were not able to compete in Kelowna as they were playing in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling tier 2 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge event in Nova Scotia. They made it to the semifinal round but were knocked out by Ontario’s Team Murphy. In the process they have now amassed a 60-point CTRS lead over the other teams looking for the CTRS berth.

Back in BC, Team Wark from Abbotsford finished the BC Women’s Curling Tour with 51.9631 points. However, the team of Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Carley Sandwith and Jen Rusnell will be returning to the BC Scotties as defending champions, so will not be seeking a berth from the tour.

It means that the third- and fourth-placed teams, Team Thompson, with 27.2217 points, and Team Richards, with 23.2218 points, look likely to get the two BC Women’s Curling Tour berths. Team Thompson, from Kamloops, features skip Karla Thompson, third Amanda Guido, second Jodie Brennan and lead Lanette Nordick. The Richards team from Prince George and Victoria features skip Brette Richards, third Blaine De Jager, second Steph Jackson-Baier and lead Rachelle Kallechy.