Wayne Tallon (Fredericton, NB) lost
7-4 to
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, held December 1 - 3, 2017 at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Tallon won
7-2 over
Terry Odishaw (Moncton , NB) in the semifinals of the 2017 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Robert Mayhew (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;
Tallon finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tallon lost
8-7 to
Murphy, then responded with a
9-8 win over
Dave Sullivan (Saint John, NB). Tallon won
8-1 against
Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS), then won
7-5 against
Paul Dobson (Saint John, NB). Tallon went on to lose
8-3 against
Mayhew in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, Tallon take home
14.859 world rankings points along with the $3,300CDN prize, moving up 155 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 190th place overall with
19.475 total points. Tallon ranks 132nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
15.336 points earned so far this season.
