Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) won
6-3 over
Kyle Waddell (Hamilton, SCO) in the Final of the Crown Royal Players' Championship, held January 6 - 11, 2026 in Steinbach, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Whyte won
5-4 over
Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2026 Crown Royal Players' Championship in Steinbach, Manitoba; and won
6-4 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2026 Crown Royal Players' Championship in Steinbach, Manitoba;
Whyte are currently . In their opening game, Whyte plays
Brad Jacobs (Calgary, AB) on Tuesday at
4pm Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) on Wednesday at
1pm Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) on Thursday at
1pm Waddell on Friday at
9:30am and
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) at 9pm.
For winning the Crown Royal Players' Championship Championship title, Whyte earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $40,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 54.3 after improving upon their best so far this season. Whyte ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
311.500 points earned so far this season.
