Andrew Hunt (Winnipeg, MB) won
5-4 over
William Lyburn (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, Hunt won
6-4 over
JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Thistle Integrity Stakes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Hayden Forrester (winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Thistle Integrity Stakes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Hunt finished 4-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hunt lost
5-2 to
Manitoba's Jordan Smith, then responded with a
7-0 win over
Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB). Hunt went on to lose
7-3 against
Lyburn. Hunt responded with a
6-5 win over
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB). Hunt won
1-0 against
Tucker Smith (Bismarck, ND), then won
8-2 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Thistle Integrity Stakes Championship title, Hunt earned
18.297 world rankings points along with the $1,300CDN first prize cheque, moving up 241 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 179th place overall with
20.002 total points. Hunt ranks 115th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.002 points earned so far this season.
