Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-5 to
John Epping (Sudbury, NO) in the Final of the Duluth Cash Spiel, held December 20 - 22, 2024 at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, United States. To advance to the championship game, McDonald won
7-2 over
Timothy Hodek (Fargo, ND) in the semifinals of the 2024 Duluth Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States; and won
7-3 over
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Duluth Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States;
McDonald finished 4-0 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald defeated
Ryan Murphy (Chicago, IL) 6-0, then won
5-0 against
Jed Brundidge (West St Paul, MN) and
6-5 against
Jayden King (London, ON). McDonald won
5-3 against
Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Duluth Cash Spiel, McDonald take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $6,319CDN prize, remaining in 24th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 3.75 after improving upon their best so far this season. McDonald ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
118.125 points earned so far this season.
