Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris, MB) qualified for the 2018 Canad Inns Men's Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-5 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB). of the 2018 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Gunnlaugson finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated
Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) 7-2, then won
5-3 against
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK). Gunnlaugson went on to lose
9-4 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Gunnlaugson responded with a
6-2 win over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
Gunnlaugson earned
27.750 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Canad Inns Men's Classic, remaining in 9th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 24.139 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gunnlaugson ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
73.295 points earned so far this season.
