Jia Liang Zang (Harbin, CHN) won
8-3 over
Steve Allen (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel, held November 23 - 25, 2017 at the Gananoque Curling Club in Gananoque, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Zang won
6-0 over
Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2018 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada; of the 2018 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada;
Zang finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zang lost
8-4 to
Tom Wharry (Buckingham, QC), then responded with a
7-2 win over
Scott Hill (Montreal, QC). Zang won
5-3 against
Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel Championship title, Zang earned
21.503 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 40th place overall with
110.377 total points. Zang ranks 33rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
81.183 points earned so far this season.
