Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) lost
9-4 to
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in the Final of the Boost National, held November 14 - 19, 2017 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
8-7 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 Boost National in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario; and won
6-2 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Boost National in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario;
Kim finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Carruthers 7-3, then won
8-1 against
Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) and
9-1 against
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). Kim went on to lose
4-1 against
Epping in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Boost National, Kim take home
58.961 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize. Kim move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 57.452 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 23rd overall with
268.57 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kim ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
199.299 points earned so far this season.
