Jia Liang Zang (Harbin, CHN) run at the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena) came to an end in the semifinals with a
8-5 loss to
Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON). of the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena) in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; Zang advanced through the quarterfinals with a
4-2 win over
Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN). of the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena) in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada;
Zang finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zang defeated
Mark Homan (Chelsea, QC) 8-7, then went on to lose
6-1 against
Charley Thomas (Toronto, ON). Zang responded with a
7-1 win over
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL). Zang won
8-5 against
Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA), then won
5-4 against
Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
Zang earned
24.513 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau (Arena). Zang move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 19.648 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 36th overall with
98.606 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Zang ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
59.680 points earned so far this season.
