Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) lost
9-1 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, held September 5 - 10, 2017 in Regina, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Walstad won
6-5 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Regina, Saskatchewan; and won
11-4 over
Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Regina, Saskatchewan;
Walstad finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walstad defeated
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) 8-4, then won
8-6 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) and
7-5 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON). Walstad won
6-5 against
John Morris (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, Walstad take home
58.716 world rankings points along with the $15,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 13th place overall with
258.937 total points. Walstad ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
83.409 points earned so far this season.
