Richard Krell (Langley, BC) won
4-1 over
Mitch Young (Kimberley, BC) in the Final of the Kamloops Crown of Curling, held October 24 - 26 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Krell won
6-4 over
Matt Tolley (Penticton, BC) in the semifinals of the Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Krell finished 3-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Krell defeated
Young 9-7, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Rob Nobert (Vernon, BC). Krell responded with a
9-2 win over
Andrew Komlodi (Victoria, BC). Krell won
7-0 against
Tolley in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Kamloops Crown of Curling Championship title, Krell earned
6.000 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque. Krell move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 2.109 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 73rd overall with
33.965 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Krell ranks 72nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.400 points earned so far this season.
