Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) won
6-4 over
Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the Duluth Cash Spiel, held January 23 - 25 at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Abe won
8-2 over
Carson McMullin (Eau Claire, WI) in the semifinals of the Duluth Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States; and won
9-3 over
Ryan Mellinger (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the Duluth Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States;
Abe are currently . In their opening game, Abe plays
Mellinger on Friday at
1pm and
Wendling at 9pm
Mellinger on Friday at
1pm,
Wendling at
9pm Delaney Strouse (Traverse City, MI) on Saturday at
12pm and
Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) at 4pm.
For winning the Duluth Cash Spiel Championship title, Abe earned
12.000 world rankings points along with the $6,804CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 49th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 9.45 after improving upon their best so far this season. Abe ranks 50th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
63.325 points earned so far this season.
