Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) won
8-7 over
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Sasktel Tankard, held February 4 - 8, 2015 in Melville, Saskatchewan.
Laycock finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock defeated
Erwin Hanley (Regina, SK) 6-4, then won
3-2 against
Jason Ackerman (Regina, SK) and
6-5 against
Jacobson. Laycock went on to lose
4-2 against
Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK). Laycock responded with a
6-5 win over
Drew Heidt (Unity, SK). Laycock won
7-4 against
Jacobson in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Sasktel Tankard Championship title, Laycock earned
11.440 world rankings points. Laycock move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 4.055 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 7th overall with
230.765 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Laycock ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
131.615 points earned so far this season.
