Andrew Stopera (Chaska, USA) won
6-1 over
Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA) in the Final of the Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel, held October 5 - 7, 2018 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Stopera won
9-7 over
's Todd Birr in the semifinals of the 2018 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul; and won
6-3 over
Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul;
Stopera finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stopera defeated
Dale Gibbs (St. Paul, MN) 7-4, then won
8-3 against
's Bob Leclair. Stopera went on to lose
5-2 against
Chase Sinnett (Chaska, USA). Stopera responded with a
4-1 win over
Craig Brown (Madison , WI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel Championship title, Stopera earned
22.372 world rankings points along with the $5,184CDN first prize cheque. Stopera move up 15 spots after posting a net gain of 17.617 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 49th overall with
77.801 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Stopera ranks 29th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
35.004 points earned so far this season.
