Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) won
6-0 over
Cameron de Jong (Penticton, BC) in the Final of the Raymond James Kelowna Double Cash, held November 5 - 7, 2021 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura won
7-4 over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in the semifinals
Matsumura finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated
Jason Montgomery (Victoria, BC) 6-3, then won
8-2 against
Paul Cseke (Victoria, BC) and
7-3 against
Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC). Matsumura won
5-0 against
Mitchell Kopytko (Kamloops, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Raymond James Kelowna Double Cash Championship title, Matsumura earned
19.205 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque. Matsumura move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 9.941 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 17th overall with
169.504 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Matsumura ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
68.024 points earned so far this season.
