Kyle Waddell (Hamilton, SCO) lost
6-3 to
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Crown Royal Players' Championship, held January 6 - 11 in Steinbach, Manitoba. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Waddell won
5-4 over
Xiao Ming Xu (Beijing, CHN) to advance to the championship game. of the Crown Royal Players' Championship in Steinbach, Manitoba;
Waddell are currently . In their opening game, Waddell plays
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) on Tuesday at
12:30pm Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) on Wednesday at
5pm Brad Jacobs (Calgary, AB) on Thursday at
9:30am and
Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) at 5pm and
Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) at 5pm.
With their runner-up finish at the Crown Royal Players' Championship, Waddell take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN prize. Waddell move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 47.125 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with
241.528 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Waddell ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
220.700 points earned so far this season.
