Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
11-4 against
Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR). of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Regina, Saskatchewan;
Simmons finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Simmons lost
10-3 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON), then responded with a
7-5 win over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Simmons won
11-1 against
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA), then won
9-2 against
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
Simmons earned
32.027 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, remaining in 15th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
228.262 total points. Simmons ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
52.109 points earned so far this season.
