Wayne Tuck Jr. (Toronto, ON) lost
7-5 to
Peter Mellor (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) in the Final of the Port Elgin Superspiel, held January 20 - 22, 2012 in Port Elgin, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Tuck Jr. won
9-5 over
Lee Miller (Owen Sound, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario;
Tuck Jr. finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tuck Jr. defeated
Rick Doll (Southampton, ON) 6-4, then won
8-5 against
Jake Higgs (Harriston, ON) and
6-5 against
Miller in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Port Elgin Superspiel, Tuck Jr. take home
1.925 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 36th place overall with
63.530 total points. Tuck Jr. ranks 48th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.600 points earned so far this season.
