Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC) lost
4-3 to
Brock Virtue (Regina, SK) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 1 - 4, 2013 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Richard won
8-7 over
Trevor Perepolkin (Vernon, BC) in the semifinals of the 2013 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-6 over
Brad Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Richard finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Richard defeated
Dean Ross (Edmonton, AB) 6-2, then went on to lose
8-7 against
John Stroh (Medicine Hat, AB). Richard responded with a
4-3 win over
Rob Maksymetz (Grande Prairie, AB). Richard won
9-2 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Richard went on to lose
6-3 against
Joel Jordison (Regina, SK). Richard responded with a
6-5 win over
Grant Dezura (Kelowna, BC). Richard won
6-5 against
Bottcher in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Richard take home
11.060 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 45th place overall with
34.020 total points. Richard ranks 31st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.060 points earned so far this season.
