Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) lost
5-3 to
Jason Montgomery (Victoria, 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, Geall won
6-0 over
Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC) in the semifinals of the 2017 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
5-1 over
Chris Baier (Victoria, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Geall finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Geall defeated
Glen Jackson (Victoria, BC) 8-2, then won
6-3 against
Kelly McQuiggan (Richmond, BC) and
8-1 against
Korea's SooHyuk Kim in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, Geall take home
15.515 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize, moving up 13 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 73rd place overall with
75.132 total points. Geall ranks 69th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
41.891 points earned so far this season.
