Shingo Usui (Kitami, JPN) run at the 2018 Kamloops Crown of Curling came to an end in the semifinals with a
5-3 loss to
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC). of the 2018 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; Usui advanced through the quarterfinals with a
5-3 win over
Grant Olsen (Kamloops, BC). of the 2018 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Usui finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Usui lost
5-3 to
Matthew Blandford (Victoria, BC), then responded with a
6-3 win over
Rob Dennis (Richmond, BC). Usui won
5-2 against
's Daniel Wenzek, then won
9-3 against
Mark Longworth (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
Usui earned
12.796 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Kamloops Crown of Curling, moving up 33 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 103rd place overall with
36.687 total points. Usui ranks 42nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
36.565 points earned so far this season.
