Cathy Auld (Toronto, ON) lost
7-4 to
Kira Brunton (Sudbury, ON) in the Final of the StuSells Toronto Tankard, held October 5 - 8, 2018 at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Auld won
6-5 over
Julie Tippin (Woodstock, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife, NT) in the quarterfinals.
Auld finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Auld defeated
Jo-Ann Rizzo (Tornto, ON) 8-2, then went on to lose
4-2 against
Galusha. Auld responded with a
4-3 win over
Julie McEvoy (Halifax, NS). Auld won
5-3 against
Jie Mei (Beijing, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the StuSells Toronto Tankard, Auld take home
28.277 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize. Auld move up 39 spots after posting a net gain of 25.858 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 65th overall with
52.742 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Auld ranks 38th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.973 points earned so far this season.
