Wayne Tuck Jr. (Brantford, ON) lost
8-6 to
Glenn Howard (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Ontario Tankard, held January 27 - February 5, 2017 in Cobourg, Ontario.
Tuck Jr. finished 5-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tuck Jr. lost
12-9 to
Scott Bailey (Dundas, ON), droppimg another game,
11-6 to
Howard. Tuck Jr. lost
9-7 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) where Tuck Jr. responded with a
10-5 win over
Mike Harris (Toronton, ON). Tuck Jr. won
9-6 against
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON), then won
8-7 against
Codey Maus (London, ON) and
8-5 against
Cory Heggestad (Stroud, ON). Tuck Jr. went on to lose
7-6 against
Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON). Tuck Jr. responded with a
9-5 win over
Dayna Deruelle (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ontario Tankard, Tuck Jr. take home
24.024 world rankings points. Tuck Jr. move up 16 spots after posting a net gain of 23.322 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 55th overall with
113.774 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Tuck Jr. ranks 45th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
82.387 points earned so far this season.
