John Shuster (Duluth, MN) won
7-4 over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic, held November 3 - 7, 2022 at the Penticton Curling Club in Penticton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
8-5 over
Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals of the 2022 Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada;
Shuster finished 3-2 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Blaine Black (Penticton, BC) 9-1, then won
8-4 against
Mike McEwen (Toronto, ON) and
6-4 against
Brent Pierce (Kelowna, BC). Shuster went on to lose
5-2 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Shuster lost
7-3 to
Paul Cseke (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic Championship title, Shuster earned
52.500 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN first prize cheque. Shuster move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 36.933 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
135.018 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Shuster ranks 19th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
72.750 points earned so far this season.
