Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, NONT) lost
7-4 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final of the Northern Ontario Travelers Mens Championship, held February 4 - 8, 2015 in Kenora, Northern Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Hackner won
5-4 over
Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2015 Northern Ontario Travelers Mens Championship in Kenora, Northern Ontario;
Hackner finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hackner defeated
Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, NONT) 6-4, then won
7-4 against
Chris Glibota (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) and
7-6 against
Bryan Burgess (Kakabeka Falls, NONT). Hackner won
6-3 against
Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, NONT). Hackner went on to lose
9-8 against
Johnston. Hackner lost
6-4 to
Jacobs where Hackner responded with a
9-3 win over
Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Northern Ontario Travelers Mens Championship, Hackner take home
4.450 world rankings points, moving up 25 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 95th place overall with
16.035 total points. Hackner ranks 64th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.035 points earned so far this season.
