Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) lost
5-3 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, CAN) in the Final of the Curling World Cup Grand Final, held May 8 - 12, 2019 in Beijing, China.
Zou finished 4-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zou defeated
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) 7-6, then went on to lose
7-3 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Zou responded with a
7-5 win over
Matt Dunstone (Regina, CAN). Zou went on to lose
5-0 against
Edin. Zou responded with a
6-3 win over
Shuster. Zou won
4-3 against
Dunstone in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curling World Cup Grand Final, Zou take home
47.319 world rankings points along with the $33,666CDN prize. Zou move up 24 spots after posting a net gain of 44.266 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 28th overall with
127.520 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Zou ranks 28th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
127.520 points earned so far this season.
