Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris, MB) run at the 2018 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a
9-6 loss to
Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO). of the 2018 Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; Gunnlaugson advanced through the quarterfinals with a
7-4 win over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB).
Gunnlaugson finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated
Matthew Blandford (Victoria, BC) 6-5, then won
7-5 against
Matt Tolley (Penticton, BC). Gunnlaugson went on to lose
4-2 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). Gunnlaugson lost
7-1 to
Bottcher where Gunnlaugson responded with a
1-0 win over
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
Gunnlaugson earned
34.598 world rankings points for their Top 4 finish in the Ashley HomeStore Curling Classic. Gunnlaugson move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 30.987 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with
322.756 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gunnlaugson ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
141.594 points earned so far this season.
