Rich Ruohonen (Seattle, WA) won
7-2 over
Joe Polo (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held December 8 - 10, 2017 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Ruohonen won
5-4 over
Andrew Stopera (Chicago, IL) in the semifinals of the 2017 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
7-6 over
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Ruohonen finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) 6-4, then won
7-1 against
's Cameron Rittenour and
6-5 against
Adam Casey (Regina, SK). Ruohonen won
10-5 against
Colin Koivula (Thunder Bay , NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curl Mesabi Classic Championship title, Ruohonen earned
28.467 world rankings points along with the $7,709CDN first prize cheque. For week 18 of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Ruohonen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
