Joe Polo (Duluth, MN) lost
7-2 to
Rich Ruohonen (Seattle, WA) 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, Polo won
3-2 over
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in the semifinals of the 2017 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
8-7 over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the quarterfinals.
Polo finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Polo defeated
Northern Ontario's Dylan Johnston 7-3, then won
5-4 against
Kyle Foster (Winnipeg, MB) and
5-1 against
Tom Scott (Hibbing, MN). Polo went on to lose
7-1 against
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Polo take home
22.367 world rankings points along with the $5,139CDN prize, moving up 37 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 101st place overall with
51.822 total points. Polo ranks 112th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
22.367 points earned so far this season.
