Jason Montgomery (Victoria, BC) won
5-3 over
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, held November 24 - 26, 2017 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Montgomery won
6-4 over
Brent Pierce (New Westminster , BC) in the semifinals of the 2017 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Dean Joanisse (Maple Ridge, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
Montgomery finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Montgomery defeated
British Columbia's Neil Dangerfield 7-6, then went on to lose
8-2 against
Joanisse. Montgomery responded with a
7-4 win over
Mark Longworth (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel Championship title, Montgomery earned
19.746 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 178 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 157th place overall with
24.463 total points. Montgomery ranks 110th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
19.746 points earned so far this season.
