John Likely (Charlottetown, PEI) is set to play
Likely in the Final Likely advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the PEI Tankard, held January 9 - 13, 2019 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Likely won
6-5 over
Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI) in the semifinals of the 2019 PEI Tankard in Alberton, Prince Edward Island;
Likely finished 6-1 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Likely defeated
Darren Higgins (Summerside, PEI) 6-4, then won
7-4 against
Steven van Ouwerkerk (Summerside, PEI) and
6-5 against
Jamie Newson (Summerside, PEI). Likely went on to lose
7-1 against
Tyler Smith (Charlottetown, PEI). Likely responded with a
8-6 win over
van Ouwerkerk. Likely won
5-4 against
MacKenzie, then won
7-2 against
Higgins in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the PEI Tankard Championship title, Likely earned
3.375 world rankings points. Likely move up 30 spots after posting a net gain of 1.606 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 267th overall with
6.914 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Likely ranks 315th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.375 points earned so far this season.
