Thomas Usselman (Rocky Mountain House, AB) lost
4-2 to
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Avonair Cash Spiel, held September 27 - 30, 2018 at the Avonair Curling Club in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Usselman won
6-3 over
SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2018 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-0 over
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Usselman finished 4-0 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Usselman defeated
Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) 4-3, then won
5-4 against
Scott Garnett (Calgary, AB) and
6-5 against
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB). Usselman won
5-2 against
Desmond Young (Edmonton , AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Avonair Cash Spiel, Usselman take home
17.529 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN prize, moving up 115 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 125th place overall with
24.578 total points. Usselman ranks 42nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
17.529 points earned so far this season.
