Mitch Young (Kimberley, BC) lost
4-1 to
Richard Krell (Langley, 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, Young won
8-0 over
Cody Tanaka (Kamloops, BC) in the semifinals
Young finished 3-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Young lost
9-7 to
Krell, then responded with a
5-4 win over
Rob Nobert (Vernon, BC). Young won
10-7 against
Brad Thompson (Kamloops, BC), then won
8-6 against
Colby Wilson (Prince George, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Kamloops Crown of Curling, Young take home
4.400 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN prize. Young move up 181 spots after posting a net gain of 4.306 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 210th overall with
4.775 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Young ranks 156th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.400 points earned so far this season.
