Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) won
8-7 over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the King Spud Classic, held December 15 - 17, 2017 at the Carberry Curling Club in Carberry, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Marnoch won
7-3 over
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 King Spud Classic in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada; and won
4-3 over
Jerry Chudley (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 King Spud Classic in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada;
Marnoch finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Marnoch defeated
Kyle Csversko (Neepawa, MB) 5-0, then went on to lose
5-2 against
Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB). Marnoch responded with a
9-3 win over
Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB). Marnoch won
6-4 against
Trevor Loreth (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the King Spud Classic Championship title, Marnoch earned
15.289 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN first prize cheque, moving up 19 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 96th place overall with
59.35 total points. Marnoch ranks 106th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.561 points earned so far this season.
