Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-5 to
Trevor Loreth (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Ken Kurbis Galaxy Bonspiel, held November 4 - 7, 2016 at the Rossmere Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Calvert won
6-3 over
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Ken Kurbis Galaxy Bonspiel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Ken Kurbis Galaxy Bonspiel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Calvert finished 5-2 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert defeated
Evan Workin (Fargo, ND) 7-1, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Hackner. Calvert responded with a
6-2 win over
Taylor McIntyre (Winnipeg, MB). Calvert won
5-1 against
Michael Johnson (Winnipeg, MB). Calvert went on to lose
7-6 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Calvert responded with a
1-0 win over
Andrew Wickman (Winnipeg, MB). Calvert won
1-0 against
Derek Oryniak (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ken Kurbis Galaxy Bonspiel, Calvert take home
19.360 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 12 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 68th place overall with
72.183 total points. Calvert ranks 29th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
60.211 points earned so far this season.
