Bruce Korte (Saskatoon , SK) lost
5-4 to
Randy Bryden (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Estevan Curling Classic, held November 25 - 28, 2016 at the Estevan Curling Club in Estevan, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Korte won
6-1 over
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon , SK) in the semifinals of the 2016 Estevan Curling Classic in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Drew Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in the quarterfinals.
Korte finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korte defeated
Jeremy Hrycenko (Arran, SK) 8-2, then won
6-2 against
Ryan Deis (Fox Valley, SK) and
6-0 against
Jason Ackerman (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Estevan Curling Classic, Korte take home
20.006 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
195.018 total points. Korte ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
98.409 points earned so far this season.
