Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) won
4-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite, held August 24 - 26, 2018 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Calvert won
7-2 over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2018 GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Calvert finished 2-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert lost
5-4 to
Ty Dilello (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
6-2 win over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Calvert went on to lose
8-5 against
Shuster. Calvert responded with a
5-3 win over
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite Championship title, Calvert earned
34.381 world rankings points along with the $1,720CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 16th place overall with
197.581 total points. Calvert ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
34.381 points earned so far this season.
