Cathlia Ward (St. John's, NL) qualified for the 2018 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-4 against
Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI). of the 2018 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;
Ward finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ward lost
5-3 to
Sijia Liu (Harbin, CHN), then responded with a
9-3 win over
Sarah Mallais (Saint John, NB). Ward won
9-7 against
Erica Cluff (Fredericton, NB). Ward went on to lose
6-5 against
Sandy Comeau (Saint John, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
Ward earned
6.565 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, moving up 20 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 139th place overall with
19.765 total points. Ward ranks 141st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.979 points earned so far this season.
