Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO) lost
5-4 to
Glen Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic, held November 23 - 26, 2018 at the Penticton Curling Club in Penticton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Paterson won
9-6 over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris, MB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada;
Paterson finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paterson defeated
Brock Virtue (Kerrobert, SK) 8-2, then won
7-0 against
Cody Tanaka (Richmond, BC) and
10-3 against
Josh Barry (Vancouver, BC). Paterson won
4-3 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Paterson went on to lose
8-1 against
Charley Thomas (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic, Paterson take home
44.773 world rankings points along with the $12,800CDN prize. Paterson move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 40.813 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with
268.447 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Paterson ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
164.143 points earned so far this season.
