John Shuster (Duluth, MN) lost
6-5 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, held January 9 - 12, 2025 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
6-2 over
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) in the semifinals of the 2025 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won
6-4 over
Chase Sinnett (Minneapolis, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;
Shuster finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ) 7-1, then won
9-6 against
Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) and
6-0 against
Steve Laycock (Swift Current, SK). Shuster won
9-2 against
Dunnam, then won
8-4 against
Jayden King (London, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, Shuster take home
22.000 world rankings points along with the $7,214CDN prize. Shuster move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 16.75 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
174.313 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Shuster ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
125.250 points earned so far this season.
