Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN) won
7-1 over
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, held October 12 - 14, 2018 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura won
6-5 over
Grant Dezura (Maple Ridge , BC) in the semifinals of the 2018 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
8-2 over
Tyler Klymchuk (Kamloops, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
Matsumura finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated
Brayden Carpenter (New Westminster, BC) 8-2, then won
7-5 against
Deane Horning (Castlegar, BC) and
8-6 against
Glen Jackson (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel Championship title, Matsumura earned
19.646 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 33rd place overall with
116.345 total points. Matsumura ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
72.434 points earned so far this season.
