Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN) qualified for the 2018 Medicine Hat Charity Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
3-2 against
Kody Hartung (Langenburg, SK). of the 2018 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada;
Matsumura finished 4-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated
James Pahl (Edmonton, AB) 9-7, then won
8-4 against
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB). Matsumura went on to lose
7-5 against
Hartung. Matsumura responded with a
6-5 win over
Ryan Deis (Fox Valley, AB). Matsumura went on to lose
7-3 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB). Matsumura responded with a
6-5 win over
's Jeremy Harty in their final qualifying round match.
Matsumura earned
13.962 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Medicine Hat Charity Classic. Matsumura move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 9.083 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 30th overall with
125.428 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Matsumura ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
86.396 points earned so far this season.
