Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) lost
8-3 to
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, held November 6 - 11, 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, McDonald won
7-5 over
Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA) in the semifinals of the 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Thunder Bay, Ontario; and won
10-1 over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in the quarterfinals.
McDonald finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald defeated
Fenner 5-4, then won
9-3 against
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) and
7-6 against
Jordan Chandler (Sudbury, NONT). McDonald won
6-3 against
Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, McDonald take home
34.100 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN prize. McDonald move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 14.752 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
252.152 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McDonald ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
155.220 points earned so far this season.
