Rob Armitage (Red Deer, AB) lost
8-3 to
Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 6 - 9, 2009 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Armitage won
10-5 over
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2009 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-6 over
Switzerland's Markus Eggler in the quarterfinals.
Armitage finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Armitage lost
9-6 to
Warren Hassall (Lloydminster, SK), droppimg another game,
9-3 to
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) where Armitage responded with a
9-0 win over
Don DeLair (Calgary, AB). Armitage won
6-5 against
Lowell Peterman (Red Deer, AB), then won
7-4 against
Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Armitage take home
13.850 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize. For week of the event schedule, Armitage did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Armitage ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
