Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) lost
4-2 to
Northern Ontario's Dylan Johnston in the Final of the DEKALB Superspiel, held November 17 - 20, 2017 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Schwaller won
7-2 over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;
Schwaller finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) 7-6, then went on to lose
9-5 against
Kyle Foster (Winnipeg, MB). Schwaller lost
6-5 to
Bryce where Schwaller responded with a
7-1 win over
Cameron Rittenour (Sioux Falls, SD). Schwaller won
6-2 against
Josh Heidt (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the DEKALB Superspiel, Schwaller take home
20.325 world rankings points along with the $5,800CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 50th place overall with
119.953 total points. Schwaller ranks 35th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
66.813 points earned so far this season.
