John Shuster (Duluth, USA) lost
5-3 to
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held December 16 - 18, 2016 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
4-3 over
Adam Casey (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the 2016 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
9-5 over
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Shuster finished 4-0 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Andrew Stopera (New York, NY) 10-1, then won
10-2 against
Northern Ontario's Chris Glibota and
6-5 against
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT). Shuster won
7-2 against
Arizona's Mike Siggins in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Shuster take home
24.604 world rankings points along with the $5,332CDN prize, remaining in 17th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
331.884 total points. Shuster ranks 42nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
75.810 points earned so far this season.
