Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-4 to
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Championships, held December 8 - 10, 2017 at the East St. Paul Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Simmons won
4-3 over
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Manitoba's Jordan Smith in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Simmons finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Simmons defeated
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) 5-0, then went on to lose
5-0 against
Joey Witherspoon (Winnipeg, MB). Simmons responded with a
5-1 win over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Simmons won
5-4 against
Tanner Lott (Winnipeg Beach, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the MCT Championships, Simmons take home
22.762 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 16th place overall with
323.376 total points. Simmons ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
147.223 points earned so far this season.
