Garnet Eckstrand (Kalamazoo, MI) lost
5-3 to
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY) in the Final of the Kalamazoo Men's Classic, held October 13 - 15, 2017 at the Kalamazoo Curling Club in Kalamazoo, United States. To advance to the championship game, Eckstrand won
10-1 over
Rick Law (Kingsville, ON) in the semifinals of the Kalamazoo Men's Classic in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States;
Eckstrand finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Eckstrand defeated
Michael Moore (Cleveland, OH) 5-0, then won
8-3 against
Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH) and
7-4 against
Law in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Kalamazoo Men's Classic, Eckstrand take home
5.114 world rankings points along with the $901CDN prize, moving up 84 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 224th place overall with
9.487 total points. Eckstrand ranks 136th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.114 points earned so far this season.
