Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) lost
8-5 to
Tyler Tardi (Surrey, BC) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held October 3 - 6, 2019 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Cotter won
6-5 over
Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; of the 2019 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Cotter finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cotter defeated
Yusuke Morozumi (Nagano, JPN) 6-5, then won
4-3 against
Richard. Cotter went on to lose
7-6 against
Brad Wood (Penticton, BC). Cotter responded with a
8-1 win over
Erik Colwell (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Cotter take home
17.024 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. Cotter move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 7.387 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 35th overall with
118.282 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Cotter ranks 37th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
31.549 points earned so far this season.
