William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-4 to
Dean Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Carberry King Spud Classic, held October 14 - 17, 2011 in Carberry, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Lyburn won
6-3 over
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Carberry King Spud Classic in Carberry, Manitoba; and won
8-2 over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Lyburn finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Shawn Taylor (Brandon, MB) 6-2, then went on to lose
6-2 against
Manitoba's Joey Witherspoon. Lyburn responded with a
6-2 win over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Lyburn went on to lose
7-5 against
Marnoch. Lyburn responded with a
7-3 win over
Grassie in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Carberry King Spud Classic, Lyburn take home
3.395 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 71st place overall with
19.583 total points. Lyburn ranks 87th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.395 points earned so far this season.
