Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) won
7-5 over
Tyler Tardi (Surrey, BC) in the Final of the Kamloops Crown of Curling, held October 25 - 27, 2019 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Matsumura won
10-4 over
Wes Craig (Kerry Park, BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; of the 2019 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Matsumura finished 3-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated
Craig 6-2, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC). Matsumura responded with a
5-0 win over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). Matsumura won
7-1 against
Dean Joanisse (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Kamloops Crown of Curling Championship title, Matsumura earned
22.926 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. Matsumura move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 7.521 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 17th overall with
260.160 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Matsumura ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
99.340 points earned so far this season.
