Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2017 DEKALB Superspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-4 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB).
Calvert finished 4-2 in the 24 team
DEKALB Superspiel qualifying round, held November 17 - 20, 2017 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. In their opening game, Calvert defeated
Joshua Friesen (Morris, MB) 5-2, then won
8-4 against
Jordan Smith (Manitoba). Calvert went on to lose
10-6 against
Dylan Johnston (Northern Ontario). Calvert lost
6-4 to
Hayden Forrester (winnipeg, MB) where Calvert responded with a
6-5 win over
Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB). Calvert won
6-3 against
Tyler Drews (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Calvert earned
11.087 world rankings points for their Top 6 finish in the DEKALB Superspiel, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 38th place overall with
166.033 total points. Calvert ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
73.350 points earned so far this season.
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