William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-2 to
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, held December 30 - January 2, 2017 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Lyburn won
7-6 over
Rui Liu (HARBIN, CHN) in the semifinals of the 2016 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; and won
7-3 over
Craig Brown (Blaine, MN) in the quarterfinals.
Lyburn finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, ON) 9-4, then won
7-6 against
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) and
7-6 against
Liu in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, Lyburn take home
21.533 world rankings points along with the $4,705CDN prize, remaining in 22nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 18.718 after improving upon their best so far this season. Lyburn ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
119.809 points earned so far this season.
