Don Walchuk (Edmonton, AB) lost
8-6 to
Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the World Financial Group Classic, held September 24 - 27, 2010 at the Garrison Curling Club in Calgary, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Walchuk won
7-3 over
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2010 World Financial Group Classic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 World Financial Group Classic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
Walchuk finished 3-1 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walchuk lost
9-8 to
Lloyd Hill (Calgary, AB), then responded with a
10-1 win over
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB). Walchuk won
8-3 against
Steve Mackey (Calgary, AB), then won
8-5 against
Terry Meek (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Financial Group Classic, Walchuk take home
8.250 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. For week 3 of the event schedule, Walchuk did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Walchuk ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
