Daniel Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) won
6-5 over
Corey Chambers (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the KKP Classic, held January 3 - 5, 2020 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Birchard won
6-4 over
Dennis Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2020 KKP Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Birchard finished 3-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated
JT Ryan (Winnipeg , MB) 8-2, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Birchard lost
5-3 to
Chambers where Birchard responded with a
6-5 win over
Cale Dunbar (Brandon, MB). Birchard won
4-2 against
Ty Dilello (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the KKP Classic Championship title, Birchard earned
22.367 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 37 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 88th place overall with
53.664 total points. Birchard ranks 88th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.069 points earned so far this season.
