Robert Kwan (Bridgeport, CT) won
6-2 over
Stephen Imes (Columbus, OH) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Kwan won
5-4 over
Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) in the semifinals of the 2019 Blazing Leaves in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States; and won
7-6 over
Benj Guzman (wayland, MA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Blazing Leaves in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States;
Kwan finished 2-1 in the 12 team
Blazing Leaves qualifying round, held October 24 - 27, 2019 at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport, United States. In their opening game, Kwan defeated
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) 9-3, then won
6-3 against
Michael Glessner (Paoli, PA). Kwan went on to lose
9-4 against
Mark Mooney (Plainfield, NJ) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Blazing Leaves Championship title, Kwan earned
9.847 world rankings points along with the $1,833CDN first prize cheque, moving up 396 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 231st place overall with
9.847 total points. Kwan ranks 139th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
9.847 points earned so far this season.
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