Connor Grabow (Bismarck, ND) won
6-1 over
Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) in the Final of the MCT Border Cup, held October 2 - 5 at the Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club in Fargo, United States. To advance to the championship game, Grabow won
8-3 over
Megan Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) in the semifinals of the MCT Border Cup in Fargo, North Dakota, United States; and won
6-5 over
William Jordan (St. Paul, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the MCT Border Cup in Fargo, North Dakota, United States;
Grabow finished 2-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grabow lost
5-1 to
Ann Podoll (Fargo, ND), then responded with a
6-5 win over
Porter Rokke (Fargo, ND). Grabow went on to lose
6-5 against
Jordan. Grabow responded with a
6-4 win over
Zach Anderson (Fossum, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the MCT Border Cup Championship title, Grabow earned
4.500 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque. Grabow move up 70 spots after posting a net gain of 4.2 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 185th overall with
6.901 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Grabow ranks 113th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.213 points earned so far this season.
