William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-4 to
Andrew Hunt (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Thistle Integrity Stakes, held December 1 - 4, 2017 at the Thistle Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Lyburn won
4-1 over
Tanner Lott (Winnipeg Beach, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Thistle Integrity Stakes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-1 over
Tyler Drews (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Thistle Integrity Stakes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Lyburn finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
Andrew Wickman (Winnipeg, MB) 9-3, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Hayden Forrester (winnipeg, MB). Lyburn responded with a
7-3 win over
Hunt. Lyburn won
7-3 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Lyburn went on to lose
13-0 against
Forrester. Lyburn responded with a
7-3 win over
Daniel Birchard (Winnipeg, MB). Lyburn won
9-3 against
Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Thistle Integrity Stakes, Lyburn take home
14.377 world rankings points along with the $900CDN prize, remaining in 25th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
246.91 total points. Lyburn ranks 19th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
117.244 points earned so far this season.
