Erica Hopson (Ottawa, ON) lost
5-1 to
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Oakville Fall Classic, held August 30 - September 2, 2018 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Hopson won
9-6 over
Elena Stern (Oberwallis , SUI) in the semifinals of the 2018 Oakville Fall Classic in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and won
5-3 over
Jaimee Gardner (Burlington, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Oakville Fall Classic in Oakville, Ontario, Canada;
Hopson finished 3-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hopson lost
6-1 to
Yoshimura, then responded with a
8-4 win over
Stephanie Senneker (Kalamazoo, MI). Hopson won
9-3 against
Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON), then won
5-4 against
Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Oakville Fall Classic, Hopson take home
22.710 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize, moving up 44 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 69th place overall with
40.667 total points. Hopson ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
22.710 points earned so far this season.
