John Shuster (Duluth, USA) lost
7-4 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup, held September 30 - October 3, 2019 in Uiseong, Korea. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
7-3 over
Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup in Uiseong, Korea;
Shuster finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene , ON) 5-3, then won
8-4 against
Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Shuster went on to lose
4-2 against
McEwen. Shuster responded with a
6-1 win over
Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup, Shuster take home
35.125 world rankings points along with the $16,652CDN prize, remaining in 14th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 6.978 after improving upon their best so far this season. Shuster ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
42.237 points earned so far this season.
