Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) won
5-4 over
Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Championships, held December 8 - 10, 2017 at the East St. Paul Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Gunnlaugson won
7-0 over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-4 over
David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 MCT Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Gunnlaugson finished 2-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson lost
5-4 to
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
8-7 win over
Lyburn. Gunnlaugson won
5-1 against
Travis Bale (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the MCT Championships Championship title, Gunnlaugson earned
28.970 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 11th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 25.958 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gunnlaugson ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
236.692 points earned so far this season.
