William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
9-1 against
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB). of the 2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Lyburn finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) 3-2, then won
6-5 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) and
7-4 against
Heath McCormick (New York, NY). Lyburn went on to lose
8-5 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Lyburn responded with a
5-2 win over
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON). Lyburn went on to lose
6-3 against
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Lyburn responded with a
6-5 win over
Edin in their final qualifying round match.
Lyburn earned
15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 19th place overall with
74.709 total points. Lyburn ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
43.125 points earned so far this season.
