Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) lost
7-6 to
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, held September 11 - 14, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Laycock won
7-5 over
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta; and won
5-4 over
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta;
Laycock finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock defeated
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) 6-2, then went on to lose
8-2 against
King. Laycock responded with a
8-6 win over
Wade White (Edmonton, AB). Laycock went on to lose
4-3 against
Virtue. Laycock responded with a
4-3 win over
Thomas Scoffin (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, Laycock take home
7.385 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, remaining in 12th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
109.447 total points. Laycock ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.297 points earned so far this season.
