Jia Liang Zang (Harbin, CHN) qualified for the 2018 NISSAN Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-2 against
Tanner Horgan (Sudbury, NONT).
Zang finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zang lost
7-1 to
Frank O'Driscoll (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a
1-0 win over
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY). Zang won
5-1 against
's Paul Moffatt, then won
6-5 against
Xiu Yue Ma (Beijing, CHN). Zang went on to lose
5-4 against
Wayne Tuck Jr. (Strathroy, ON). Zang responded with a
4-2 win over
Charlie Richard (London, ON). Zang won
7-3 against
O'Driscoll in their final qualifying round match.
Zang earned
12.186 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the NISSAN Curling Classic. Zang move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 7.32 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 33rd overall with
117.697 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Zang ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
93.369 points earned so far this season.
