Dominik Maerki (Minneapolis, MN) won
6-1 over
Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, SD) in the Final Maerki advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Dakota Challenger Spiel, held December 14 - 16, 2018 at the Dakota Curling Club in Lakeville, United States.
Maerki finished 4-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Maerki defeated
Brian Terwedo (Blaine, MN) 10-1, then won
6-4 against
Brundidge and
7-4 against
Paul Ellarby (Lakeville, MN). Maerki won
8-1 against
Ryan Murphy (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Dakota Challenger Spiel Championship title, Maerki earned
0.000 world rankings points along with the $818CDN first prize cheque. For week 18 of the event schedule, Maerki did not improve upon their best events, improving from 189th to 184th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
17.406 total points. Maerki ranks 150th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
17.406 points earned so far this season.
