Cathy Auld (Toronto, ON) lost
5-4 to
Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON) in the Final of the Listowel Womens Classic, held November 30 - December 2, 2018 at the Listowel Curling Club in Listowel, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Auld won
6-1 over
Chelsea Brandwood (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2018 Listowel Womens Classic in Listowel, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-1 over
Kesa Van Osch (Parksville, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Auld finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Auld defeated
Jaclyn Peters (Ottawa, ON) 7-6, then went on to lose
8-7 against
Erica Hopson (Ottawa, ON). Auld lost
8-3 to
Sherry Middaugh (Thornhill, ON) where Auld responded with a
6-1 win over
Murphy in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Listowel Womens Classic, Auld take home
19.743 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize. Auld move up 18 spots after posting a net gain of 17.324 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 55th overall with
75.917 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Auld ranks 48th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
63.823 points earned so far this season.
