John Shuster (Duluth, MN) lost
5-4 to
Brad Jacobs (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the ATB Okotoks Classic, held September 11 - 14, 2025 at the Okotoks Curling Club in Okotoks, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
5-4 over
Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2025 ATB Okotoks Classic in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-3 over
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 ATB Okotoks Classic in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada;
Shuster finished 3-2 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Andreas Harstad (Oppdal, NOR) 7-2, then went on to lose
7-4 against
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK). Shuster responded with a
7-1 win over
James Ballance (Okotoks/Edmonton, AB). Shuster went on to lose
7-2 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Shuster responded with a
7-2 win over
Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ATB Okotoks Classic, Shuster take home
29.700 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize. For week 8 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 17th to 19th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
186.000 total points. Shuster ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
35.250 points earned so far this season.
