Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) lost
6-4 to
Steve Allen (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic, held November 18 - 19, 2017 in Carp, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Rajala won
6-4 over
John Steski (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic in Carp, Ontario; and won
6-5 over
Chris Gardner (Buckingham, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic in Carp, Ontario;
Rajala finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated
Jamie Birtwistle (Ottawa, ON) 6-2, then won
7-3 against
Dwayne Lowe (Carp, ON). Rajala went on to lose
8-2 against
Gardner in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the The Burnt Rock Curling Co. Carp Classic, Rajala take home
9.774 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, moving up 191 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 227th place overall with
11.288 total points. Rajala ranks 146th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
9.774 points earned so far this season.
