Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) won
8-4 over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite, held August 25 - 27, 2017 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Calvert won
5-4 over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Craig Brown (Madison, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Calvert finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert lost
5-4 to
JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
4-2 win over
Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, ON). Calvert won
7-3 against
Ryan in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite Championship title, Calvert earned
24.331 world rankings points along with the $2,200CDN first prize cheque, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 31st place overall with
117.014 total points. Calvert ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
24.331 points earned so far this season.
