Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) run at the 2017 Grande Prairie Cash Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a
6-5 loss to
Scott Webb (Peace River, AB). of the 2017 Grande Prairie Cash Spiel in Grande Prairie, Alberta; Balderston advanced through the quarterfinals with a
6-5 win over
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB). of the 2017 Grande Prairie Cash Spiel in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Balderston finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balderston lost
8-7 to
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN), then responded with a
4-2 win over
Delia DeJong (Grande Prairie, AB). Balderston went on to lose
6-5 against
Nick Saturnino (Inuvik, NT). Balderston responded with a
9-2 win over
Colin Griffith (Grande Prairie, AB). Balderston won
5-4 against
Morozumi in their final qualifying round match.
Balderston earned
8.610 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Grande Prairie Cash Spiel. For week 12 of the event schedule, Balderston did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 648th to 649th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
0 total points. Balderston ranks 509th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.000 points earned so far this season.
