Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO) won
5-2 over
Rui Liu (HARBIN, CHN) in the Final of the CCT Aberdeen International Curling Championship, held March 15 - 19, 2017 in Aberdeen, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Hardie won
7-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 CCT Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland; and won
7-2 over
Dayna Deruelle (Brampton , ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 CCT Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland;
Hardie finished 5-2 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hardie defeated
Gustav Eskilsson (Skellefte�, SWE) 9-4, then won
8-6 against
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO). Hardie went on to lose
9-4 against
David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO). Hardie responded with a
5-2 win over
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). Hardie went on to lose
5-4 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Jar, NOR). Hardie responded with a
8-6 win over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Hardie won
4-3 against
Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidovre, DEN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the CCT Aberdeen International Curling Championship Championship title, Hardie earned
43.500 world rankings points along with the $9,117CDN first prize cheque, moving up 20 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 53rd place overall with
135.864 total points. Hardie ranks 44th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
91.849 points earned so far this season.
