Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-3 to
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic, held September 21 - 24, 2017 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Simmons won
6-1 over
JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Mother Club Fall Curling Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Daniel Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Simmons finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Simmons defeated
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) 4-3, then won
5-2 against
David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) and
4-1 against
Birchard. Simmons won
4-2 against
Riley Smith (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic, Simmons take home
22.424 world rankings points along with the $1,800CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 15th place overall with
250.686 total points. Simmons ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
74.533 points earned so far this season.
