Vance Elder (Brooks, AB) qualified for the 2011 Red Deer Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-5 against
Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB). of the 2011 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Elder finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Elder defeated
Jason Montgomery (Duncan, BC) 6-3, then went on to lose
8-5 against
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). Elder responded with a
8-3 win over
Glen Kennedy (Edmonton, AB). Elder won
8-6 against
Claudio Pescia (St. Gallen, SUI), then won
7-5 against
Rob Armitage (Red Deer, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
Elder earned
3.390 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Red Deer Curling Classic, moving up 39 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 131st place overall with
8.013 total points. Elder ranks 106th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.390 points earned so far this season.
