Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) lost
7-2 to
Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 1 - 4, 2019 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, McDonald won
7-2 over
SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan;
McDonald finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald defeated
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) 5-4, then won
5-3 against
Kei Kamada (Sapporo, JPN) and
7-6 against
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR). McDonald went on to lose
8-5 against
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, McDonald take home
26.813 world rankings points along with the $6,251CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 14th place overall with
255.770 total points. McDonald ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
26.813 points earned so far this season.
