Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) lost
8-3 to
Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, USA) in the Final of the Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel, held October 4 - 6, 2019 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Birr won
5-3 over
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) in the semifinals of the 2019 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul; and won
7-0 over
Minnesota's Craig Nicko in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul;
Birr finished 3-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated
Jason Smith (Blaine, MN) 9-2, then won
8-2 against
Samuel Clasen (St. Paul, MN) and
8-1 against
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY). Birr went on to lose
5-4 against
Dominik Maerki (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel, Birr take home
13.582 world rankings points along with the $2,664CDN prize. Birr move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 7.693 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 57th overall with
81.732 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Birr ranks 43rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
28.730 points earned so far this season.
