Jamie Birtwistle (Ottawa, ON) qualified for the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-4 against
Frederic Lawton (Montreal, QC). of the 2018 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Gatineau, Quebec;
Birtwistle finished 3-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birtwistle defeated
Guy Charette (Buckingham, QC) 7-6, then won
6-5 against
Sarah Daniels (Ottawa, QC). Birtwistle went on to lose
7-6 against
Ted Butler (Buckingham, QC). Birtwistle responded with a
7-2 win over
Greg Sleno (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
Birtwistle earned
4.990 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open. Birtwistle move up 31 spots after posting a net gain of 3.827 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 180th overall with
14.299 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Birtwistle ranks 165th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.990 points earned so far this season.
