Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) won
5-3 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Meridian Canadian Open, held January 16 - 21, 2018 in Camrose, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, De Cruz won
5-2 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 Meridian Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta; and won
7-6 over
Steve Laycock (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Meridian Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta;
De Cruz finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, De Cruz defeated
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) 6-3, then won
5-3 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). De Cruz went on to lose
6-3 against
Jacobs. De Cruz responded with a
8-3 win over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Meridian Canadian Open Championship title, De Cruz earned
82.727 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 7th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 65.297 after improving upon their best so far this season. De Cruz ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
331.413 points earned so far this season.
