Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA) lost
6-1 to
Andrew Stopera (Chaska, USA) in the Final of the Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel, held October 5 - 7, 2018 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Fenner won
9-3 over
Steven Birklid (Seattle, WA) in the semifinals of the 2018 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul; and won
6-5 over
's Scott Dunnam in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul;
Fenner finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fenner defeated
Jason Smith (Blaine, MN) 8-4, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Evan Workin (Fargo, ND). Fenner responded with a
6-4 win over
Craig Nicko (Blaine, MN). Fenner won
8-7 against
SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel, Fenner take home
16.406 world rankings points along with the $3,240CDN prize, remaining in 26th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 5.219 after improving upon their best so far this season. Fenner ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
38.846 points earned so far this season.
