Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) lost
8-5 to
Joe Frans (Bradford, ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Classic, held November 28 - December 1, 2013 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
6-4 over
Peter Corner (Brampton, ON) in the semifinals of the 2013 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;
Balsdon finished 4-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Ryan Myler (Brampton, ON) 6-5, then went on to lose
9-5 against
Kevin Flewwelling (Toronto, ON). Balsdon responded with a
8-1 win over
John Young Jr. (Chatham , ON). Balsdon won
6-2 against
Richard Krell (Kitchener, ON), then won
5-4 against
Tom Worth (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Brantford Nissan Classic, Balsdon take home
9.450 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 21st place overall with
106.555 total points. Balsdon ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
35.650 points earned so far this season.
