Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI) won
6-4 over
Andrea Crawford (Fredericton, NB) in the Final of the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, held December 7 - 9, 2018 at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Birt won
8-6 over
Veronica Smith (Charlottetown, PEI) in the semifinals of the 2018 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Cathlia Ward (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;
Birt finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birt defeated
Justine Comeau (Fredericton, NB) 6-3, then won
5-3 against
Judy Ross (Fredericton, NB). Birt went on to lose
7-1 against
Smith. Birt responded with a
8-6 win over
Stacey McCormack-Lacey (Saint John, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic Championship title, Birt earned
16.413 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 45th place overall with
102.762 total points. Birt ranks 36th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
87.280 points earned so far this season.
