Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) won
5-0 over
Tracy Steinke (Dawson Creek, BC) in the Final of the Dawson Creek Cash Spiel - Competitive, held December 8 - 10, 2017 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Balderston won
10-5 over
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2017 Dawson Creek Cash Spiel - Competitive in Dawson Creek, British Columbia;
Balderston finished 4-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balderston defeated
Graham Powell (Grande Prairie, AB) 5-3, then won
6-4 against
Cross and
8-6 against
Steinke. Balderston won
6-2 against
Scott Webb (Peace River, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Dawson Creek Cash Spiel - Competitive Championship title, Balderston earned
12.380 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN first prize cheque. For week 18 of the event schedule, Balderston did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 472nd to 475th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
0.763 total points. Balderston ranks 322nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.763 points earned so far this season.
