Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) won
7-6 over
Mark Kean (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Capital Curling Rideau Open, held November 18 - 20, 2022 at the Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Rajala won
8-5 over
J.P. Lachance (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2022 Capital Curling Rideau Open in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-1 over
Jordan McNamara (Ottawa, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Capital Curling Rideau Open in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
Rajala finished 2-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated
McNamara 7-5, then won
7-1 against
Jason LaMontagne (Ottawa, ON). Rajala went on to lose
8-5 against
Erin Morrissey (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Capital Curling Rideau Open Championship title, Rajala earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 16 of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Rajala ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
