Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2009 Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-4 against
Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2009 Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Carruthers finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carruthers defeated
Glen Muirhead (Perth, SCO) 6-5, then won
6-1 against
Don Spriggs (Portage la Prairie, MB). Carruthers went on to lose
6-1 against
Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON). Carruthers lost
6-5 to
Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, MB) where Carruthers responded with a
8-5 win over
William Lyburn (Brandon, MB). Carruthers won
7-1 against
Josh Heidt (Kindersley, SK), then won
4-3 against
Muirhead in their final qualifying round match.
Carruthers earned
12.690 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic. For week of the event schedule, Carruthers did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Carruthers ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
