Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) won
8-7 over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, held September 5 - 10, 2017 in Regina, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Gunnlaugson won
7-6 over
Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) in the semifinals of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan; and won
6-5 over
Josh Heidt (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan;
Gunnlaugson finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK) 10-1, then won
7-2 against
Greg Drummond (Stirling, SCO) and
6-1 against
Lyburn. Gunnlaugson went on to lose
8-2 against
Craig Brown (Madison, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Gunnlaugson earned
46.519 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 14th place overall with
236.204 total points. Gunnlaugson ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
64.303 points earned so far this season.
