Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) lost
8-7 to
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, 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, Grassie won
7-5 over
Manitoba's Jordan Smith in the semifinals of the 2017 King Spud Classic in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada; and won
7-1 over
Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 King Spud Classic in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada;
Grassie finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grassie defeated
Cale Dunbar (Brandon, MB) 8-5, then won
7-2 against
Andrew Hunt (Winnipeg, MB) and
7-1 against
Manitoba's Jordan Smith in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the King Spud Classic, Grassie take home
12.013 world rankings points along with the $1,750CDN prize. Grassie move up 11 spots after posting a net gain of 11.2 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 72nd overall with
80.094 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Grassie ranks 49th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
62.314 points earned so far this season.
