Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) won
7-2 over
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, held October 19 - 22, 2018 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Appelman won
5-4 over
Kody Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in the semifinals of the 2018 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada;
Appelman finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Appelman defeated
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK) 8-2, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN). Appelman lost
6-4 to
's Daylan Vavrek where Appelman responded with a
7-6 win over
Ryan Deis (Fox Valley, AB). Appelman won
9-2 against
Brock Virtue (Kerrobert, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Medicine Hat Charity Classic Championship title, Appelman earned
34.906 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN first prize cheque. Appelman move up 26 spots after posting a net gain of 30.247 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 49th overall with
81.741 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Appelman ranks 35th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.467 points earned so far this season.
