Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON) won
6-2 over
Noemie Verreault (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open, held October 17 - 21, 2018 in Gatineau, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Dow won
6-1 over
Jeffrey Stewart (Montreal, QC) in the semifinals of the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Gatineau, Quebec; and won
5-4 over
Benoit Gagne (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Gatineau, Quebec;
Dow finished 3-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dow defeated
Martin Patry (Buckingham, QC) 7-4, then won
7-1 against
Stephane Michaud (Trois-Rivieres, QC). Dow went on to lose
7-1 against
Verreault. Dow responded with a
7-3 win over
Sylvain Bellavance (Boucherville, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open Championship title, Dow earned
12.475 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN first prize cheque. Dow move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 6.468 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 69th overall with
60.537 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Dow ranks 106th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.475 points earned so far this season.
