Matthew McCrady (New Westminster, BC) lost
6-1 to
Rob Nobert (Vernon, BC) in the Final of the Torchlight Brewing Classic, held September 24 - 26, 2021 at the Trail Curling Club in Trail, Canada. To advance to the championship game, McCrady won
8-6 over
Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals of the 2021 Torchlight Brewing Classic in Trail, British Columbia, Canada;
McCrady finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCrady lost
7-6 to
Dangerfield, then responded with a
6-5 win over
Paul Cseke (Victoria, BC). McCrady won
4-2 against
Mark Longworth (Vernon, BC), then won
5-3 against
Nobert in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Torchlight Brewing Classic, McCrady take home
11.162 world rankings points along with the $2,800CDN prize, moving up 21 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 81st place overall with
28.975 total points. McCrady ranks 43rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.162 points earned so far this season.
