Alexander Attinger (Dübendorf, SUI) lost
8-1 to
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the DEKALB Superspiel, held November 22 - 25, 2012 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Attinger won
5-4 over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2012 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Attinger finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Attinger lost
9-3 to
Greg Todoruk (Dauphin, MB), droppimg another game,
4-1 to
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) where Attinger responded with a
8-7 win over
Kyle Foster (Arborg, MB). Attinger won
6-5 against
Randy Dutiaume (Winnipeg, MB), then won
4-3 against
Todoruk in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the DEKALB Superspiel, Attinger take home
4.375 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize, moving up 26 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 117th place overall with
11.048 total points. Attinger ranks 83rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.263 points earned so far this season.
