Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) won
5-4 over
Rod Aube (Fredericton, NB) in the Final of the Steele Cup Cash, held October 12 - 14, 2018 at the Capital Winter Curling Club in Fredericton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Murphy won
7-3 over
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Steele Cup Cash in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; and won
8-3 over
Paul Dobson (Saint John, NB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Steele Cup Cash in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada;
Murphy finished 1-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murphy defeated
Zac Blanchard (Saint John, NB) 8-1, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Aube. Murphy lost
7-2 to
Ed Cyr (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Steele Cup Cash Championship title, Murphy earned
13.144 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 37th place overall with
101.969 total points. Murphy ranks 86th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
13.144 points earned so far this season.
