Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) lost
6-4 to
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in the Final of the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, held September 1 - 4, 2017 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
8-5 over
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) in the semifinals of the 2017 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-7 over
Ontario's Greg Balsdon in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard in Oakville, Ontario, Canada;
Kim finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) 8-5, then won
6-5 against
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO). Kim went on to lose
4-3 against
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). Kim lost
5-4 to
McCormick where Kim responded with a
5-4 win over
Alexander Baumann (Baden-Baden, GER). Kim won
8-3 against
Adam Freilich (Jerusalem, ISR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, Kim take home
36.817 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. For week 4 of the event schedule, Kim did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kim ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
