Riley Smith (Winnipeg, MB) won
7-4 over
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Manitoba Curling Tour Classic, held October 5 - 8, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
5-1 over
Ty Dilello (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Manitoba Curling Tour Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba; and won
6-3 over
Corey Chambers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Manitoba Curling Tour Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba;
Smith finished 2-2 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost
8-1 to
David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
1-0 win over
JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB). Smith went on to lose
1-0 against
Bohn. Smith responded with a
7-6 win over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Manitoba Curling Tour Classic Championship title, Smith earned
26.733 world rankings points along with the $1,800CDN first prize cheque. Smith move up 26 spots after posting a net gain of 23.006 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 68th overall with
60.277 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Smith ranks 37th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
26.733 points earned so far this season.
