Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) lost
5-2 to
Minnesota's Mike Farbelow in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held December 19 - 21, 2014 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Hackner won
6-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2014 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
5-3 over
Jake Vukich (Bemidji, MN) in the quarterfinals.
Hackner finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hackner defeated
Jeff Isaacson (Eveleth, MN) 6-3, then won
8-3 against
Shuster and
6-4 against
Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin. Hackner won
7-4 against
's Mark Haluptzok, then won
8-2 against
Ethan Meyers (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Hackner take home
6.475 world rankings points along with the $4,633CDN prize, moving up 64 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 112th place overall with
11.585 total points. Hackner ranks 66th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.585 points earned so far this season.
