John Shuster (Duluth, MN) won
6-4 over
Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) in the Final of the St. Paul Cash Spiel, held October 12 - 14, 2012 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
7-3 over
Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul; and won
6-2 over
Ontario's Bryan Burgess in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul;
Shuster finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost
9-5 to
Minnesota's Eric Fenson, then responded with a
6-4 win over
Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN). Shuster won
9-5 against
Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK), then won
8-5 against
Jeffrey Erickson (St. Paul, MN) and
7-1 against
Evan Workin (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the St. Paul Cash Spiel Championship title, Shuster earned
5.000 world rankings points along with the $4,513CDN first prize cheque, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 44th place overall with
30.200 total points. Shuster ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.000 points earned so far this season.
