James Pahl (Edmonton, AB) lost
7-1 to
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel, held November 9 - 11, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Pahl won
8-3 over
Terry Meek (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta; and won
7-3 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta;
Pahl finished 2-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pahl lost
7-5 to
Appelman, then responded with a
8-6 win over
Kevin Tym (Edmonton, AB). Pahl won
7-1 against
Dan Bubola (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel, Pahl take home
17.644 world rankings points along with the $4,200CDN prize, moving up 48 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 90th place overall with
42.124 total points. Pahl ranks 60th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
33.996 points earned so far this season.
