Steve Allen (Ottawa, ON) lost
3-2 to
Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the CurlON Men's Cash Spiel - RCMP, held December 14 - 16, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. To advance to the championship game, Allen won
6-2 over
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 CurlON Men's Cash Spiel - RCMP in Omaha, Nebraska;
Allen finished 2-2 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Allen defeated
Frank O'Driscoll (Ottawa, ON) 10-1, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Dow. Allen responded with a
6-1 win over
Dennis Elgie (Metcalfe, ON). Allen went on to lose
7-3 against
Balsdon in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the CurlON Men's Cash Spiel - RCMP, Allen take home
4.950 world rankings points along with the $1,000CDN prize, remaining in 46th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 0.259 after improving upon their best so far this season. Allen ranks 43rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
76.543 points earned so far this season.
