Travis Bale (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-3 to
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the KKP Classic, held September 28 - October 1, 2017 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Bale won
5-2 over
Joey Witherspoon (Winnipeg, MB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2017 KKP Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Bale finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bale defeated
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) 4-2, then won
5-4 against
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) and
5-4 against
Tyler Drews (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the KKP Classic, Bale take home
15.143 world rankings points along with the $1,000CDN prize, moving up 21 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 73rd place overall with
49.35 total points. Bale ranks 37th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
27.895 points earned so far this season.
