Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, MN) won
8-5 over
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) in the Final of the Henderson Metal Fall Classic presented by Kioti Tractors of Ontario, held October 23 - 26, 2025 at the YNCU Curling Centre in Sault Ste.Marie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Ruohonen won
6-1 over
Evan Van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2025 Henderson Metal Fall Classic presented by Kioti Tractors of Ontario in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 Henderson Metal Fall Classic presented by Kioti Tractors of Ontario in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario, Canada;
Ruohonen finished 3-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) 9-1, then won
6-2 against
Michael Fournier (Toronto, ON). Ruohonen went on to lose
7-6 against
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB). Ruohonen responded with a
6-2 win over
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Henderson Metal Fall Classic presented by Kioti Tractors of Ontario Championship title, Ruohonen earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN first prize cheque. Ruohonen move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 26.516 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 8th overall with
226.613 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Ruohonen ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
152.675 points earned so far this season.
