William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) lost
9-4 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the DEKALB Superspiel, held November 18 - 21, 2016 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Lyburn won
8-4 over
Gustav Eskilsson (Skellefte�, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2016 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-1 over
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Lyburn finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Darryl Horsman (Tempe, AZ) 8-2, then won
6-5 against
Taylor McIntyre (Winnipeg, MB) and
4-2 against
Eskilsson. Lyburn won
6-4 against
McEwen in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the DEKALB Superspiel, Lyburn take home
36.347 world rankings points along with the $6,600CDN prize. Lyburn move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 35.334 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with
215.817 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Lyburn ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
79.774 points earned so far this season.
