Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) won
5-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held December 16 - 18, 2016 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, McCormick won
3-2 over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
6-0 over
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
McCormick finished 3-1 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCormick lost
8-1 to
Justin McBride (Orange County, CA), then responded with a
7-2 win over
Tucker Smith (Bismarck, ND). McCormick won
7-0 against
Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN), then won
7-0 against
Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curl Mesabi Classic Championship title, McCormick earned
31.314 world rankings points along with the $9,332CDN first prize cheque. McCormick move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 28.499 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 30th overall with
202.084 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McCormick ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
159.390 points earned so far this season.
