Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) won
6-5 over
Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB) in the Final of the Thistle Integrity Stakes, held November 29 - December 2, 2019 at the Thistle Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Grassie won
7-4 over
Corey Chambers (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2019 Thistle Integrity Stakes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
9-5 over
Ryan Hlatkey (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Thistle Integrity Stakes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Grassie finished 5-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grassie defeated
Steen Sigurdson (Gimli, MB) 5-4, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB). Grassie responded with a
8-7 win over
Graham McFarlane (Winnipeg, MB). Grassie won
5-3 against
Ty Dilello (Winnipeg, MB). Grassie went on to lose
8-5 against
Muntain. Grassie responded with a
8-5 win over
Kyle McCannell (Pilot Mound, MB). Grassie won
8-5 against
Ryan Hyde (Portage la Prairie, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Thistle Integrity Stakes Championship title, Grassie earned
16.904 world rankings points along with the $1,300CDN first prize cheque. Grassie move up 13 spots after posting a net gain of 14.1 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 52nd overall with
94.255 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Grassie ranks 38th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
80.236 points earned so far this season.
