Doug Johnston (Ottawa, ON) lost
6-4 to
Matthew Hall (Kitchener, ON) in the Final of the 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel, held November 22 - 24, 2019 at the Gananoque Curling Club in Gananoque, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Johnston won
8-7 over
Frederic Lawton (Montreal, QC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada;
Johnston finished 3-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnston defeated
Quebec's Steve Lang 7-1, then won
7-6 against
Mark McDonald (Kingston, ON) and
9-5 against
Ontario's Ken Robichaud in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel, Johnston take home
6.763 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, moving up 13 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 135th place overall with
30.064 total points. Johnston ranks 106th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
24.104 points earned so far this season.
