Matthew Hall (Kitchener, ON) won
6-4 over
Doug Johnston (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel, held November 22 - 24, 2019 at the Gananoque Curling Club in Gananoque, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hall won
10-2 over
Pascal Michaud (Ottawa, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada; of the 2019 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada;
Hall finished 2-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hall lost
7-6 to
Michaud, then responded with a
7-1 win over
Shawn Blair (Ormstown, QC). Hall won
8-7 against
Steve Holdaway (Montreal , QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the 1000 Islands Gananoque Open Cash Spiel Championship title, Hall earned
9.223 world rankings points along with the $1,600CDN first prize cheque, moving up 56 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 161st place overall with
20.708 total points. Hall ranks 137th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
15.114 points earned so far this season.
