John Shuster (Duluth, USA) lost
4-3 to
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite, held August 24 - 26, 2018 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
5-3 over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals
Shuster finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) 7-2, then went on to lose
7-3 against
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK). Shuster responded with a
8-5 win over
Calvert. Shuster won
6-5 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GOLDLINE Icebreaker at The Granite, Shuster take home
25.213 world rankings points along with the $1,280CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 12th place overall with
244.817 total points. Shuster ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.213 points earned so far this season.
