Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, MN) lost
9-3 to
Rui Liu (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the Green Bay Cash Spiel, held September 23 - 25, 2011 at the Green Bay Curling Club in Green Bay, United States. To advance to the championship game, Farbelow won
6-1 over
Blake Morton (McFarland, WI) in the semifinals of the 2011 Green Bay Cash Spiel in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States; and won
6-5 over
Minnesota's John Shuster in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Green Bay Cash Spiel in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States;
Farbelow finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Farbelow defeated
Matt Sandquist (Green Bay, WI) 10-1, then won
6-2 against
Minnesota's Peter Stolt. Farbelow went on to lose
6-1 against
Liu. Farbelow responded with a
4-3 win over
Minnesota's John Shuster in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Green Bay Cash Spiel, Farbelow take home
2.100 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 17 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 131st place overall with
6.930 total points. Farbelow ranks 67th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
2.100 points earned so far this season.
