Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) lost
6-2 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, held November 12 - 15, 2020 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Manuel won
7-3 over
Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2020 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and won
6-1 over
Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Manuel finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel lost
8-3 to
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB), then responded with a
7-6 win over
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL). Manuel won
7-3 against
Greg Smith (St. John's, NL), then won
8-4 against
Graeme Weagle (Chester, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, Manuel take home
0.000 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. For week 13 of the event schedule, Manuel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 136th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
19.635 total points. Manuel ranks 277th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.000 points earned so far this season.
