Riley Smith (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2019 Carberry King Spud Classic - Berth Spiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-6 against
Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB). of the 2019 Carberry King Spud Classic - Berth Spiel in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada;
Smith finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost
8-7 to
Jeff Stewart (Gladstone, MB), then responded with a
1-0 win over
Jay Kinnaird (Virden, MB). Smith went on to lose
1-0 against
Jordan Smith (Winnipeg, MB). Smith responded with a
6-1 win over
Brayden Payette (Brandon, MB) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
8-3 against
Kevin Kakela (Rolla, ND) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Smith earned
6.080 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Carberry King Spud Classic - Berth Spiel, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 55th place overall with
88.026 total points. Smith ranks 105th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.042 points earned so far this season.
