Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) won
7-4 over
Wayne Tallon (Fredericton, NB) 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, Murphy won
4-1 over
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in the semifinals of the 2017 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;
Murphy finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murphy defeated
Tallon 8-7, then won
5-2 against
Robert Mayhew (Halifax, NS). Murphy went on to lose
6-4 against
Paul Dobson (Saint John, NB). Murphy responded with a
8-5 win over
Dave Sullivan (Saint John, NB). Murphy won
8-4 against
Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic Championship title, Murphy earned
18.912 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 45th place overall with
157.252 total points. Murphy ranks 39th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
74.106 points earned so far this season.
