Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI) won
8-2 over
Phil Gorveatt (Charlottetown, PEI) in the Final of the PEI Tankard, held January 19 - 22, 2017 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, MacKenzie won
9-7 over
Phil Gorveatt (Charlottetown, PEI) in the semifinals of the 2017 PEI Tankard in Summerside, Prince Edward Island;
MacKenzie finished 3-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, MacKenzie defeated
Dennis Watts (Charlottetown, PEI) 8-5, then won
7-3 against
Jamie Newson (Charlottetown, PEI) and
8-4 against
Blair Jay (Summerside, PEI). MacKenzie went on to lose
8-3 against
Gorveatt. MacKenzie lost
10-8 to
Robert Campbell (Charlottetown, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the PEI Tankard Championship title, MacKenzie earned
4.725 world rankings points. MacKenzie move up 72 spots after posting a net gain of 3.713 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 325th overall with
7.129 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. MacKenzie ranks 306th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.713 points earned so far this season.
