Jason Ackerman (Regina, SK) is set to play
Ackerman in the Final Ackerman advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the SaskTel Tankard - South Qualifier, held January 20 - 22, 2017 in Assinboia, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Ackerman won
11-8 over
Mark Walter (Lampman, SK) in the semifinals of the 2017 SaskTel Tankard - South Qualifier in Assinboia, Saskatchewan;
Ackerman finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ackerman defeated
Shaylor Layman (Lafleche, SK) 9-5, then won
9-3 against
Daniel Selke (Regina, SK). Ackerman went on to lose
8-1 against
Brent Gedak (Estevan, SK). Ackerman responded with a
11-3 win over
Walter in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the SaskTel Tankard - South Qualifier, Ackerman take home
5.363 world rankings points, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 64th place overall with
97.075 total points. Ackerman ranks 74th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
43.862 points earned so far this season.
