Jie Mei (Beijing, CHN) lost
8-5 to
's Robyn Silvernagle in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 16 - 19, 2018 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Mei won
5-3 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
4-3 over
Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Mei finished 5-2 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mei lost
5-3 to
Brown, then responded with a
8-4 win over
's Jodi Marthaller. Mei won
5-4 against
Diane Gushulak (New Westminster, BC). Mei went on to lose
9-2 against
Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB). Mei responded with a
8-4 win over
Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB). Mei won
5-3 against
Lindsay Hudyma (Vancouver, BC), then won
7-4 against
Sarah Wark (Chilliwack, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Mei take home
33.839 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize. Mei move up 11 spots after posting a net gain of 27.042 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 35th overall with
118.284 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Mei ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
77.501 points earned so far this season.
