Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) won
8-7 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the Final of the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel, held November 10 - 12, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Balderston won
5-4 over
Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) in the semifinals of the 2017 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta; and won
8-2 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta;
Balderston finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balderston defeated
Stefan Staehli (Bern, SUI) 8-5, then won
9-5 against
Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) and
6-2 against
Daylan Vavrek (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel Championship title, Balderston earned
31.804 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 14 of the event schedule, Balderston did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 651st place on the
World Ranking Standings with
0 total points. Balderston ranks 545th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.000 points earned so far this season.
