2008 Casinos of Winnipeg Classic

Curling competition

The 2008 Casinos of Winnipeg Classic was held October 24–27, 2008. It was the fifth edition of the event, and the last with that name before it changed names to the Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic.

The total purse of the event was $62,000, $16,000 of which going to the winning Michelle Englot rink of Regina, Saskatchewan. $11,000 went to the runners-up Kelly Scott rink from Kelowna, British Columbia.

The event took place at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and it was the third time the event was a Grand Slam event. It was Englot's only Grand Slam victory.

## Teams

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Sherry Anderson | Kim Hodson | Heather Walsh | Donna Gignac | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ève Bélisle | Brenda Nicholls | Martine Comeau | Julie Rainville | Montreal, Quebec
Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | Calgary, Alberta
Jan Betker | Sherry Linton | Allison Slupski | Marcia Gudereit | Regina, Saskatchewan
Lisa Blixhavn | Jaimie Campbell | Lana Hunter | Tanya Enns | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Maureen Bonar | Nancy Smith | Rhonda Ritchie | Dana Allerton | Brandon, Manitoba
Chelsea Carey | Kari White | Kristen Foster | Lindsay Titheridge | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Michelle Englot | Deanna Doig | Roberta Materi | Cindy Simmons | Regina, Saskatchewan
Janet Harvey | Cherie-Ann Loder | Kristin Loder | Carey Kirby | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Amber Holland | Kim Schneider | Tammy Schneider | Heather Seeley | Kronau, Saskatchewan
Kristy Jenion | Karen Klein | Theresa Cannon | Jillian Sandison | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jennifer Jones | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jill Officer | Dawn Askin | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Cathy King | Lori Olson-Johns | Raylene Rocque | Tracy Bush | Edmonton, Alberta
Shannon Kleibrink | Amy Nixon | Bronwen Saunders | Chelsey Bell | Calgary, Alberta
Kaitlyn Lawes | Jenna Loder | Laryssa Grenkow | Breanne Meakin | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stefanie Lawton | Marliese Kasner | Sherri Singler | Lana Vey | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kim Link | Colleen Kilgallen | Pam Kolton | Renee Fletcher | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Chrissy Cadorin | Colleen Madonia (Skip) | Lee Merklinger | Kate Hamer | Mississauga, Ontario
Krista McCarville | Tara George | Kari MacLean | Lorraine Lang | Thunder Bay, Ontario
Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Madison, Wisconsin
Sherry Middaugh | Kirsten Wall | Kim Moore | Andra Harmark | Coldwater, Ontario
Anette Norberg | Eva Lund | Cathrine Lindahl | Anna Svard | Härnösand, Sweden
Karen Porritt | Janice Blair | Susan Baleja | Alison Harvey | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Julie Reddick | Jo-Ann Rizzo | Leigh Armstrong | Stephanie Leachman | Brantford, Ontario
Holly Scott | Tara Scott | Lisa DeRiviere | Jenna Scott | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kelly Scott | Jeanna Schraeder | Sasha Carter | Renee Simons | Kelowna, British Columbia
Renee Sonnenberg | Nikki Smith | Twyla Bruce | Cary-Anne Sallows | Grand Prairie, Alberta
Barb Spencer | Darcy Robertson | Brette Richards | Barb Enright | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Linda Stewart | Jan Sandison | Tammy Schoenrath | Jodi Proctor | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kaileigh Strath | Kristen Williamson | Leslie Wilson | Raunora Westcott | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Heather Strong | Cathy Cunningham | Laura Strong | Peg Goss | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Crystal Webster | Desiree Owen | Samantha Preston | Stephanie Malekoff | Calgary, Alberta

### A Event

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| First Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier 1 |

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|  Kelly Scott | 4 | | | |
|  Kaitlyn Lawes | 5 | | |  Kaitlyn Lawes | 8 |
|  Jan Betker | 7 | | |  Jan Betker | 1 |
|  Ève Bélisle | 5 | | | | | |  Kaitlyn Lawes | 8 |
|  Krista McCarville | 8 | | | | |  Anette Norberg | 5 |
|  Lisa Blixhavn | 6 | | |  Krista McCarville | 5 | | | |
|  Kalieigh Strath | 2 | | |  Anette Norberg | 6 |
|  Anette Norberg | 5 | | | |  Kaitlyn Lawes | 2 |
|  Shannon Kleibrink | 3 | | | | | |  Cheryl Bernard | 7 |
|  Kim Link | 4 | | |  Kim Link | 4 | | | |
|  Janet Harvey | 4 | | |  Heather Strong | 3 |
|  Heather Strong | 7 | | | | | |  Kim Link | 4 |
|  Michelle Englot | 6 | | | | |  Cheryl Bernard | 5 |
|  Colleen Madonia | 7 | | |  Colleen Madonia | 3 | |
|  Holly Scott | 4 | | |  Cheryl Bernard | 6 |
|  Cheryl Bernard | 5 | |
| First Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier 2 |

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|  Stefanie Lawton | 9 | | | |
|  Maureen Bonar | 3 | | |  Stefanie Lawton | 6 |
|  Crystal Webster | 6 | | |  Crystal Webster | 2 |
|  Debbie McCormick | 4 | | | | | |  Stefanie Lawton | 7 |
|  Amber Holland | 6 | | | | |  Amber Holland | 6 |
|  Karen Porritt | 5 | | |  Amber Holland | 9 | | | |
|  Chelsea Carey | 7 | | |  Chelsea Carey | 8 |
|  Sherry Middaugh | 4 | | | |  Stefanie Lawton | 2 |
|  Sherry Anderson | 6 | | | | | |  Jennifer Jones | 6 |
|  Kristy Jenion | 1 | | |  Sherry Anderson | 3 | | | |
|  Barb Spencer | 10 | | |  Barb Spencer | 6 |
|  Cathy King | 6 | | | | | |  Barb Spencer | 3 |
|  Renee Sonnenberg | 6 | | | | |  Jennifer Jones | 8 |
|  Julie Reddick | 3 | | |  Renee Sonnenberg | 3 | |
|  Linda Stewart | 4 | | |  Jennifer Jones | 6 |
|  Jennifer Jones | 5 | |

### B Event

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| Second Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | To Qualifier 3 |

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|  Kelly Scott | 6 | | | |
|  Ève Bélisle | 4 | | |  Kelly Scott | 4 |
|  Lisa Blixhavn | 7 | | |  Lisa Blixhavn | 6 |
|  Kalieigh Strath | 4 | | | | | |  Lisa Blixhavn | 4 |
| | | | | |  Amber Holland | 3 |
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| | | | |  Lisa Blixhavn | 6 |
|  Shannon Kleibrink | 8 | | | | | |  Barb Spencer | 3 |
|  Janet Harvey | 1 | | |  Shannon Kleibrink | 0 | | | |
|  Michelle Englot | 5 | | |  Michelle Englot | 7 |
|  Holly Scott | 4 | | | | | |  Michelle Englot | 3 |
| | | | | |  Barb Spencer | 4 |
| Second Knockout | | | Semifinals | | | To Qualifier 3 |

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|  Crystal Webster | 5 | | |
|  Chelsea Carey | 4 | | |  Crystal Webster | 5 |
|  Sherry Anderson | 8 | | |  Sherry Anderson | 6 |
|  Renee Sonnenberg | 4 | | | | | |  Sherry Anderson | 3 |
| | | | | |  Kaitlyn Lawes | 4 |
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| | |  Lisa Blixhavn | 3
| | |  Kaitlyn Lawes | 8
| Second Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | To Qualifier 4 |

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|  Maureen Bonar | 5 | | | |
|  Debbie McCormick | 2 | | |  Maureen Bonar | 9 |
|  Karen Porritt | 3 | | |  Sherry Middaugh | 4 |
|  Sherry Middaugh | 4 | | | | | |  Anette Norberg | 10 |
| | | | | |  Maureen Bonar | 6 |
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|  Kristy Jenion | 3 | | | | | |  Kim Link | 3 |
|  Cathy King | 5 | | |  Cathy King | 6 | | | |
|  Julie Reddick | 7 | | |  Julie Reddick | 5 |
|  Linda Stewart | 3 | | | | | |  Kim Link | 9 |
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| Second Knockout | | | Semifinals | | | To Qualifier 4 |

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|  Jan Betker | 6 | | |
|  Krista McCarville | 4 | | |  Jan Betker | 6 |
|  Heather Strong | 5 | | |  Colleen Madonia | 5 |
|  Colleen Madonia | 7 | | | | | |  Jan Betker | 5 |
| | | | | |  Stefanie Lawton | 7 |
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| | |  Stefanie Lawton | 5
| | |  Anette Norberg | 6

### C Event

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| Third Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier 5 |

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|  Ève Bélisle | 8 | | |  Ève Bélisle | 8 |
|  Kaileigh Strath | 6 | | | | | |  Ève Bélisle | 4 |
| | | | | |  Cathy King | 9 |
| | | |  Maureen Bonar | 4 | | | |
| | | |  Cathy King | 7 |
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| Third Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier 6 |

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|  Janet Harvey | 4 | | | |
|  Holly Scott | 9 | | |  Holly Scott | 5 |
| | | |  Chelsea Carey | 3 |
| | | | | | |  Holly Scott | 6 |
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| | | | | | |  Kelly Scott | 6 |
| | | |  Renee Sonnenberg | 6 | | | |
|  Kelly Scott | 7 | | |  Kelly Scott | 7 |
|  Shannon Kleibrink | 6 | | | | | |  Kelly Scott | 6 |
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| Third Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier 7 |

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|  Sherry Middaugh | 3 | | | |
|  Julie Reddick | 5 | | |  Krista McCarville | 5 |
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| | | | | | |  Krista McCarville | 2 |
| | | | | |  Barb Spencer | 7 |
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| | | | | | |  Heather Strong | 4 |
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|  Debbie McCormick | 10 | | |  Debbie McCormick | 4 |
|  Karen Porritt | 3 | | | | | |  Heather Strong | 7 |
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| Third Knockout | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Qualifier 8 |

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| | | |  Amber Holland | 3 | | |
|  Kristy Jenion | 5 | | |  Michelle Englot | 9 |
|  Linda Stewart | 3 | | | | | |  Michelle Englot | 7 |
| | | | | |  Kristy Jenion | 4 |
| | | |  Crystal Webster | 3 | | | |
| | | |  Kristy Jenion | 9 |
| | | | |  Michelle Englot | 7 |
| | | | | | |  Stefanie Lawton | 6 |

## Playoffs

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  Cheryl Bernard | 5 | | |
|  Kelly Scott | 6 |
| |  Kelly Scott | 6 |
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|  Barb Spencer | 2 |

|  Kaitlyn Lawes | 6 |
| |  Kelly Scott | 0 |
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|  Jennifer Jones | 3 | |

|  Cathy King | 7 |
| |  Cathy King | 5 |
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|  Michelle Englot | 8 |

|  Anette Norberg | 4 |

## External links

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* WCT event site