Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) lost
4-3 to
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the College Clean Restoration Curling Classic, held September 29 - October 2, 2017 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
6-1 over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 College Clean Restoration Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
5-4 over
John Morris (Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Kim finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) 7-1, then won
8-3 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Kim went on to lose
5-4 against
Morris. Kim responded with a
8-5 win over
Adam Casey (Regina, SK). Kim went on to lose
7-3 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Kim responded with a
6-5 win over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kim won
5-3 against
Laycock in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the College Clean Restoration Curling Classic, Kim take home
42.253 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
191.376 total points. Kim ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
122.105 points earned so far this season.
