Jamie King (Edmonton/Calgary, AB) won
6-4 over
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 4 - 7, 2011 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, King won
6-5 over
Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-6 over
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) in the quarterfinals.
King finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, King defeated
Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) 5-4, then won
6-4 against
Wade White (Edmonton, AB) and
7-6 against
Liu in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Red Deer Curling Classic Championship title, King earned
11.300 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 46th place overall with
41.818 total points. King ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
27.850 points earned so far this season.
