Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
5-3 over
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the The Swiss Chalet National, held December 15 - 19, 2010 in Vernon, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
6-5 over
Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2010 The Swiss Chalet National in Vernon, British Columbia; and won
9-6 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Martin finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) 5-4, then won
5-1 against
Kevin Park (Winnipeg, MB). Martin went on to lose
5-3 against
Edin. Martin responded with a
6-5 win over
Jason Montgomery (Duncan, BC). Martin went on to lose
5-3 against
Stoughton in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the The Swiss Chalet National Championship title, Martin earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $24,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
481.780 total points. Martin ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
197.730 points earned so far this season.
