Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NONT) qualified for the 2017 Canad Inns Men's Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). of the 2017 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Johnston finished 4-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnston defeated
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) 8-4, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Johnston responded with a
4-3 win over
SooHyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR). Johnston went on to lose
5-2 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Johnston responded with a
8-5 win over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). Johnston won
5-3 against
Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
Johnston earned
25.869 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Canad Inns Men's Classic, moving up 29 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 67th place overall with
62.707 total points. Johnston ranks 53rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
27.092 points earned so far this season.
