Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, SD) lost
6-1 to
Dominik Maerki (Minneapolis, MN) in the Final of the Dakota Challenger Spiel, held December 14 - 16, 2018 at the Dakota Curling Club in Lakeville, United States. To advance to the championship game, Brundidge won
8-1 over
Brian Terwedo (Blaine, MN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Dakota Challenger Spiel in Lakeville, Minnesota, United States;
Brundidge finished 3-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brundidge defeated
Paul Ellarby (Lakeville, MN) 6-2, then went on to lose
6-4 against
Maerki. Brundidge responded with a
8-4 win over
Ryan Murphy (Chicago, IL). Brundidge won
9-4 against
Terwedo in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Dakota Challenger Spiel, Brundidge take home
0.000 world rankings points along with the $580CDN prize. Brundidge gained -2.009 points improving upon their best 8 events, though dropped 6 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 199thplace overall with
14.796 total points. Brundidge ranks 237th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.756 points earned so far this season.
