Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) won
3-0 over
Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Mens Classic, held December 1 - 3, 2017 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Krell won
7-1 over
John Willsey (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 Brantford Nissan Mens Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Brent Ross (Harriston, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Brantford Nissan Mens Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;
Krell finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Krell defeated
Ryan Sayer (New Liskeard, ON) 7-2, then won
5-0 against
Jon Solberg (Whiteshorse, YK) and
5-2 against
Dayna Deruelle (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Brantford Nissan Mens Classic Championship title, Krell earned
24.744 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 51st place overall with
129.54 total points. Krell ranks 41st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
68.107 points earned so far this season.
