Darrell McKee (Saskatoon, SK) lost
6-2 to
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Whites Drug Store Classic, held November 11 - 14, 2010 at the Swan River Curling Club in Swan River, Canada. To advance to the championship game, McKee won
6-3 over
Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK) in the semifinals of the 2010 Whites Drug Store Classic in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Whites Drug Store Classic in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada;
McKee finished 5-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McKee defeated
Sam Antila (Thompson, MB) 9-0, then won
6-3 against
David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB). McKee went on to lose
7-4 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Moscow, RUS). McKee responded with a
8-7 win over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). McKee won
7-4 against
Murray Woodward (Ile des Chenes, MB), then won
6-5 against
Switzerland's Claudio Pescia in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Whites Drug Store Classic, McKee take home
14.400 world rankings points along with the $7,500CDN prize, moving up 33 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 62nd place overall with
32.180 total points. McKee ranks 59th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.900 points earned so far this season.
