Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) lost
7-2 to
SooHyuk Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in the Final of the Alberta Curling Series: Avonair, held October 1 - 3, 2021 at the Avonair Curling Club in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Tao won
5-2 over
Evan van Amsterdam (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2021 Alberta Curling Series: Avonair in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Tao finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tao defeated
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) 8-2, then won
6-1 against
van Amsterdam and
7-6 against
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB). Tao went on to lose
8-5 against
Scott Webb (Grande Prairie, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Alberta Curling Series: Avonair, Tao take home
11.818 world rankings points along with the $1,480CDN prize. For week 10 of the event schedule, Tao did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Tao ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
