Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) won
9-3 over
Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, held November 10 - 14, 2021 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Thompson won
7-1 over
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2021 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and won
7-3 over
Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Thompson finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson defeated
Trent Skanes (St. John's, NL) 7-2, then won
6-2 against
Asselin and
7-3 against
Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic Championship title, Thompson earned
34.223 world rankings points along with the $7,500CDN first prize cheque. Thompson move up 17 spots after posting a net gain of 32.375 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 39th overall with
89.050 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Thompson ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
59.051 points earned so far this season.
