John Willsey (Mississauga, ON) won
6-5 over
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in the Final of the St. Thomas Curling Classic, held October 21 - 23, 2022 at the St. Thomas Curling Club in St. Thomas, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Willsey won
8-4 over
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) in the semifinals of the 2022 St. Thomas Curling Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Michael Fournier (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 St. Thomas Curling Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada;
Willsey finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willsey lost
7-4 to
Travis Fanset (St Thomas, ON), then responded with a
5-4 win over
Evan Jensen (Raleigh, NC). Willsey won
8-3 against
Dunnam, then won
6-3 against
Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the St. Thomas Curling Classic Championship title, Willsey earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 69th place overall with
55.492 total points. Willsey ranks 65th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.250 points earned so far this season.
