Scott Howard (Penetanguishe, ON) won
8-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, held November 15 - 18, 2018 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Howard won
9-1 over
's Michael Fournier in the semifinals of the 2018 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and won
4-3 over
's Jamie Murphy in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Howard finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated
Kevin Ouellette (Halifax, NS) 8-4, then won
7-2 against
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI) and
5-4 against
's Jamie Murphy in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic Championship title, Howard earned
35.065 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Howard move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 11.319 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 9th overall with
324.195 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Howard ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
181.720 points earned so far this season.
