William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) won
4-3 over
Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB) in the Final of the Brandon Mens Bonspiel, held January 13 - 15, 2017 in Brandon, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Lyburn won
7-6 over
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Brandon Mens Bonspiel in Brandon, Manitoba; and won
4-3 over
Glen Parrott (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Brandon Mens Bonspiel in Brandon, Manitoba;
Lyburn finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Kyle McCannell (Winnipeg, MB) 8-1, then won
5-2 against
Ryan Hyde (Portage la Prairie, MB) and
5-3 against
Irwin in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Brandon Mens Bonspiel Championship title, Lyburn earned
13.994 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN first prize cheque. Lyburn move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 9.857 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 20th overall with
265.709 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Lyburn ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
129.666 points earned so far this season.
