Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-4 to
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, held October 18 - 21, 2019 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Gunnlaugson won
6-2 over
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2019 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-3 over
Shaun Meachem (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada;
Gunnlaugson finished 4-1 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated
Josh Heidt (Kerrobert Curling Club, SK) 8-6, then won
6-3 against
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) to advance to a A-Qualifier game where they lost
6-4 against
Sturmay. Gunnlaugson responded with a
7-2 win over
Kody Hartung (Langenbug, SK) to advance to the B-Qualifier where they
5-2 against
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, Gunnlaugson take home
34.086 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize. Gunnlaugson move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 14.584 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
265.450 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gunnlaugson ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
109.428 points earned so far this season.
