Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) lost
8-5 to
Matthew Hall (Waterloo, ON) in the Final of the USPORTS - University Curling Championships, held March 11 - 15, 2020 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Manuel won
7-5 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2020 USPORTS - University Curling Championships in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba;
Manuel finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel defeated
Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines, ON) 11-3, then won
10-8 against
Mitchell Katcher (Brandon, MB) and
9-2 against
Dylan Niepage (Guelph, ON). Manuel won
8-6 against
Daniel Bruce (St. John's, NL), then won
8-2 against
Ryan Grabarczyk (Regina, SK). Manuel went on to lose
6-4 against
Sturmay. Manuel lost
5-4 to
Hall in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USPORTS - University Curling Championships, Manuel take home
16.459 world rankings points. For week 34 of the event schedule, Manuel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Manuel ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
