Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) lost
6-4 to
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Duluth Cash Spiel, held January 23 - 25 at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Wendling won
7-2 over
Joe Polo (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the Duluth Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States; and won
6-5 over
Tanner Lott (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the Duluth Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States;
Wendling are currently . In their opening game, Wendling plays
Allory Johnson (St. Paul, MN) on Friday at
1pm and
Abe at 9pm
Allory Johnson (St. Paul, MN) on Friday at
1pm,
Abe at
9pm Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) on Saturday at
12pm and
Carson McMullin (Eau Claire, WI) at 4pm.
With their runner-up finish at the Duluth Cash Spiel, Wendling take home
8.800 world rankings points along with the $4,763CDN prize. Wendling move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 8.087 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 56th overall with
60.802 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Wendling ranks 56th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
53.925 points earned so far this season.
