Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK) won
5-4 over
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic, held October 15 - 18, 2010 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Simmons won
7-6 over
Rick McKague (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2010 Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; and won
5-3 over
Randy Bryden (Regina, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada;
Simmons finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Simmons lost
1-0 to
Scott Egger (Brooks, AB), then responded with a
9-3 win over
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB). Simmons went on to lose
9-2 against
Dean Ross (Calgary, AB). Simmons responded with a
8-2 win over
Lloyd Heller (Medicine Hat, AB). Simmons won
6-4 against
Don Walchuk (Edmonton, AB), then won
9-1 against
Leon Moch (Medicine Hat, AB) and
5-4 against
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic Championship title, Simmons earned
26.160 world rankings points along with the $11,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 13th place overall with
109.017 total points. Simmons ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
56.850 points earned so far this season.
