Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) qualified for the 2017 Red Deer Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-0 against
Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidovre, DEN). of the 2017 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Sluchinski finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sluchinski defeated
Jeff Guignard (Vancouver, BC) 5-4, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Stjerne. Sluchinski responded with a
7-1 win over
Shane Parcels (Edmonton, AB). Sluchinski won
8-2 against
Alberta's Daylan Vavrek, then won
10-3 against
Wade White (Edmonton, AB). Sluchinski went on to lose
4-3 against
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK). Sluchinski responded with a
8-7 win over
Korea's Soo-Hyuk Kim in their final qualifying round match.
Sluchinski earned
15.263 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Red Deer Curling Classic. For week 15 of the event schedule, Sluchinski did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Sluchinski ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
