CHAMPION: Martin Wins 2010 Whites Drug Store Classic

Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won 6-2 over Darrell McKee (Saskatoon, SK) 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, Martin won 6-3 over Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in the semifinals of the 2010 Whites Drug Store Classic in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada; and won 7-3 over Brendan Taylor (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Whites Drug Store Classic in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada;

Martin finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated Neal Watkins (Swan River, MB) 9-3, then won 6-0 against Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB) and 6-5 against Jason Gunnlaugson (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Whites Drug Store Classic Championship title, Martin earned 23.040 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 411.780 total points. Martin ranks 1st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 127.730 points earned so far this season.