Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON) lost
9-3 to
's Cory Heggestad in the Final of the Port Elgin Superspiel, held November 16 - 18, 2018 at the Port Elgin Curling Club in Port Elgin, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bice won
6-2 over
John Willsey (Waterloo, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-2 over
Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada;
Bice finished 4-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bice defeated
Dayna Deruelle (Harriston, ON) 5-2, then won
6-5 against
Al Hutchinson (Owen Sound, ON) and
5-4 against
Charlie Richard (London, ON). Bice won
6-3 against
's Richard Krell in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Port Elgin Superspiel, Bice take home
17.754 world rankings points along with the $2,600CDN prize. Bice move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 8.554 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 44th overall with
91.958 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Bice ranks 66th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
36.754 points earned so far this season.
