Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) won
6-5 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 14 - 17, 2014 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Heidt won
5-1 over
Grant Dezura (Maple Ridge, BC) in the semifinals of the 2014 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-4 over
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Heidt finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Heidt defeated
Chris Baier (Victoria, BC) 7-2, then won
7-6 against
Virtue and
6-5 against
Wade White (Edmonton, AB). Heidt won
5-4 against
Dustin Eckstrand (Red Deer, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Red Deer Curling Classic Championship title, Heidt earned
12.250 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 26 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 61st place overall with
25.650 total points. Heidt ranks 46th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.250 points earned so far this season.
