Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) won
6-2 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Point Optical Curling Classic, held September 27 - 30, 2013 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Stoughton won
7-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
8-2 over
Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Stoughton finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton defeated
Shawn Joyce (Saskatoon, SK) 4-3, then won
7-1 against
Brady Clark (Lynnwood, WA) and
6-3 against
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON). Stoughton won
10-3 against
Martin in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Point Optical Curling Classic Championship title, Stoughton earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $12,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 1st place overall with
308.350 total points. Stoughton ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
65.000 points earned so far this season.
