Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA) run at the 2018 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling came to an end in the semifinals with a
7-6 loss to
SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR). of the 2018 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; Ruohonen advanced through the quarterfinals with a
7-1 win over
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN). of the 2018 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
Ruohonen finished 4-1 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen lost
6-5 to
Mike McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT), then responded with a
9-5 win over
's Jed Brundidge. Ruohonen won
5-1 against
's Kelly Marnoch, then won
6-3 against
Dominik Maerki (Minneapolis, MN) and
5-4 against
's Scott Dunnam in their final qualifying round match.
Ruohonen earned
10.767 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling. For week 20 of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Ruohonen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
