William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2018 Curl Mesabi Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA). of the 2018 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Lyburn finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Pete Fenson (Eveleth, MN) 6-3, then went on to lose
9-1 against
Dominik Maerki (Minneapolis, MN). Lyburn responded with a
13-2 win over
Craig Wainio (Eveleth, MN). Lyburn won
7-4 against
Ty Dilello (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Lyburn earned
10.707 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Curl Mesabi Classic. Lyburn move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 0.2 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 39th overall with
108.373 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Lyburn ranks 51st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
55.839 points earned so far this season.
