Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-1 to
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the World Financial Group Classic, held November 11 - 13, 2011 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Appelman won
6-3 over
Scott Bitz (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the 2011 World Financial Group Classic in Calgary, Alberta; and won
6-3 over
Matthew Blandford (Cold Lake, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Appelman finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Appelman defeated
Steve Mackey (Calgary, AB) 7-2, then won
6-1 against
Scott Egger (Brooks, AB) and
5-4 against
Mike Libbus (Calgary, AB). Appelman won
8-3 against
Matt Lemna (Airdrie, AB). Appelman went on to lose
6-2 against
Virtue in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Financial Group Classic, Appelman take home
7.665 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. For week 13 of the event schedule, Appelman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Appelman ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
