Josh Bryden (Regina, SK) lost
7-1 to
Carl deConinck Smith (Fox Valley, SK) in the Final of the Original 16 Broomstacker, held November 7 - 9 at the Wadena Curling Club in Wadena, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bryden won
8-4 over
Kelly Knapp (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the Original 16 Broomstacker in Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
5-0 over
Tyler Hartung (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the Original 16 Broomstacker in Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Bryden finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bryden defeated
Ben Gamble (Regina, SK) 5-4, then won
5-4 against
Michael Carss (Saskatoon, SK). Bryden went on to lose
6-4 against
Bradley Moser (Saskatoon, SK). Bryden responded with a
7-4 win over
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Original 16 Broomstacker, Bryden take home
9.350 world rankings points along with the $1,440CDN prize, moving up 16 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 77th place overall with
34.407 total points. Bryden ranks 84th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
17.563 points earned so far this season.
