John Willsey (Waterloo, ON) qualified for the 2019 Port Elgin Superspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-4 against
Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN). of the 2019 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada;
Willsey finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willsey defeated
Cory Heggestad (Stroud, ON) 5-4, then won
8-4 against
Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON). Willsey went on to lose
6-5 against
Dale Kelly (Chatham, ON). Willsey responded with a
5-4 win over
Matt Dupuis (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
Willsey earned
9.986 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Port Elgin Superspiel. Willsey move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of -3.828 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 38th overall with
111.979 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Willsey ranks 72nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.176 points earned so far this season.
