Rob Rumfeldt (Guelph, ON) lost
6-3 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau, held October 24 - 27, 2013 at the Buckingham Curling Club in Buckingham, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Rumfeldt won
5-3 over
Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, PQ) in the semifinals of the 2013 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Bryan Cochrane (Ottawa, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada;
Rumfeldt finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rumfeldt defeated
Greg Richardson (Ottawa, ON) 6-3, then went on to lose
7-2 against
Ian MacAulay (Ottawa, ON). Rumfeldt responded with a
8-0 win over
Marc LeCocq (Moncton, NB). Rumfeldt went on to lose
7-3 against
Richard Daneault (Winnipeg, MB). Rumfeldt responded with a
6-5 win over
MacAulay. Rumfeldt won
6-5 against
Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK), then won
6-4 against
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau, Rumfeldt take home
16.965 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
76.378 total points. Rumfeldt ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
24.215 points earned so far this season.
