Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) won
8-1 over
Jason Montgomery (Victoria, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, held October 11 - 14, 2019 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura won
5-4 over
Daniel Wenzek (New Westminster, BC) in the semifinals of the 2019 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
Matsumura finished 2-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura lost
8-5 to
Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC), droppimg another game,
6-4 to
Wenzek where Matsumura responded with a
8-1 win over
Dayne Gagnon (Abbotsford, BC). Matsumura won
7-6 against
Neil Dangerfield ( Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel Championship title, Matsumura earned
21.258 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque. Matsumura move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 12.586 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with
254.148 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Matsumura ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
73.226 points earned so far this season.
