Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) lost
9-3 to
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Alberta Boston Pizza Cup, held January 31 - February 4, 2018 in Spruce Grove, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Sturmay won
7-5 over
Daylan Vavrek (Sexsmith, AB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup in Spruce Grove, Alberta;
Sturmay finished 5-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sturmay defeated
Thomas Usselman (Edmonton, AB) 4-2, then won
7-4 against
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB). Sturmay went on to lose
10-7 against
Bottcher. Sturmay responded with a
9-2 win over
Jeremy Harty (Calgary, AB). Sturmay won
8-7 against
Ted Appelman (Spruce Grove, AB), then won
7-3 against
Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Alberta Boston Pizza Cup, Sturmay take home
16.555 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Sturmay did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 508th to 520th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
0.763 total points. Sturmay ranks 416th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.763 points earned so far this season.
