The 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 23 to 27 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Alberta. The winning Kristie Moore rink from Grande Prairie went on to represent Alberta at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario.
Qualification Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows: Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Runner-up from 2012 Alberta Scotties 1 Jessie Kaufman CTRS points leader at the end of previous season 1 Crystal Webster CTRS points leader from current season, as of December 3 1 Shannon Kleibrink Alberta Women's Tour points leader after final event, December 3 1 Renée Sonnenberg Northern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier (Jan. 3–6) 3 Laura Crocker Tiffany Game Val Sweeting Southern Alberta Curling Association Qualifier (Jan. 4–7) 3 Casey Scheidegger Teryn Hamilton Lisa Eyamie Peace Curling Association Qualifier (Jan. 4–6) 2 Kristie Moore Delia DeJong
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Jessie Kaufman Nicky Kaufman Kelly Erickson Stephanie Enright Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Crystal Webster Erin Carmody Geri-Lynn Ramsay Samantha Preston Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Shannon Kleibrink Bronwen Webster Kalynn Park Chelsey Matson Calgary Winter Club, Calgary Renée Sonnenberg Lawnie MacDonald Cary-Anne Sallows Rona Pasika Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie Laura Crocker Sarah Wilkes Rebecca Pattison Jen Gates Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Tiffany Game Vanessa Pouliot Jennifer Van Wieren Melissa Pierce Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton Val Sweeting Dana Ferguson Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Casey Scheidegger Denise Kinghorn Jessie Scheidegger Kim Anderson Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge Teryn Hamilton Sandi Weber Jody Keim Heather Hansen Calgary Winter Club, Calgary Lisa Eyamie Maria Bushell Jodi Marthaller Valerie Hamende Milo Curling Club, Milo Kristie Moore Blaine Richards Michelle Trarback Amber Cheveldave Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie Delia DeJong Stephanie Yanishewski Janelle Sakamoto Heather Stewart Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Knockout Draw Brackets
A event
B event
C event
Knockout results All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).
Draw 1 Wednesday, January 23, 9:30 am
Draw 2 Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, January 24, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Thursday, January 24, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, January 24, 6:30 pm
Draw 6 Friday, January 25, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Friday, January 25, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, January 25, 6:30 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, January 26, 1:00 pm
Playoffs
A1 vs. B1 Saturday, January 26, 6:30 pm
C1 vs. C2 Saturday, January 26, 6:30 pm
Semifinal Sunday, January 27, 9:30 am
Final Sunday, January 27, 2:00 pm
Qualification events
Northern Alberta Curling Association The Northern Alberta Curling Association qualification event for the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 3 to 6 at the Cold Lake Curling Club in Cold Lake. The event qualified three teams to the provincial playdowns.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Brenda Brouwer Susan Ouellette-Milliken Crista Perepelitza Janice Gervais Cold Lake Curling Club, Cold Lake Chana Martineau Pamela Appelman Brittany Zelmer Jennifer Sheehan Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Holly Whyte Deena Benoit Cori Dunbar Heather Steele Avonair Curling Club, Avonair Laura Crocker Sarah Wilkes Rebecca Pattison Jen Gates Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Lindsay Makichuk Amanda Coderre Amy Janko Kristina Hadder Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Nola Zingel Heather Kuntz Jill Watson Melissa McKee Lloydminster Curling Club, Lloydminster Pam Sakaluk Tana Martin Treene Meier Sandra Dawes St. Paul Curling Club, St. Paul Tiffany Game Vanessa Pouliot Jennifer Van Wieren Melissa Pierce Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton Tiffany Steuber Megan Anderson Lisa Miller Cindy Westgard Thistle Curling Club, Edmonton Val Sweeting Dana Ferguson Joanne Taylor Rachelle Pidherny Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
Results The draw is listed as follows:
Southern Alberta Curling Association The Southern Alberta Curling Association qualification event for the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is taking place from January 3 to 6 at the Glencoe Curling Club in Calgary. The event will qualify three teams to the provincial playdowns.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Locale(s) Teryn Hamilton Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Heather Jensen Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Nikki Smith Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Casey Scheidegger Lethbridge Curling Club, Lethbridge Amy Nixon Glencoe Curling Club, CalgaryRed Deer Curling Club, Red Deer Lisa Eyamie Milo Curling Club, Milo Tanilla Doyle Highwood Curling Club, High River Morgan Muise Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Cheryl Bernard Calgary Curling Club, CalgaryGlencoe Curling Club, Calgary Norma Brown Strathmore Curling Club, Strathmore Jacqueline Brett Calgary Winter Club, Calgary
Results
Peace Curling Association The Peace Curling Association qualification event for the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts took place from January 4 to 6 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The event qualified two teams to the provincial playdowns.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Kristie Moore Blaine Richards Michelle Trarback Amber Cheveldave Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie Delia DeJong Stephanie Yanishewski Janelle Sakamoto Heather Stewart Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Results Moore and DeJong played a two-game series to determine the ranking they would receive in the provincials, which affects the placement of teams in the provincials draw. Moore won the first game with a score of 8–6, but DeJong won the second game with a score of 12–2. The two teams then played a skills competition, which Moore won, giving her the A ranking and DeJong the B ranking.
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