Jill Brothers (Halifax, NS) won
5-3 over
Veronica Smith (Charlottetown, PEI) in the Final of the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel, held November 1 - 4, 2018 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Timberlea, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Brothers won
7-4 over
Kristen MacDiarmid (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2018 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel in Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Brothers finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brothers lost
7-5 to
Tanya Hilliard (Dartmouth, NS), then responded with a
5-3 win over
Nancy McConnery (Halifax, NS). Brothers won
7-3 against
Jaclyn Peters (Ottawa, ON), then won
4-3 against
Theresa Breen (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel Championship title, Brothers earned
19.058 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque. Brothers move up 12 spots after posting a net gain of 12.016 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 58th overall with
68.354 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Brothers ranks 95th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
19.058 points earned so far this season.
