Kelly Knapp (Regina, SK) won
8-2 over
Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Curling Stadium SaskTour Tier 2 Grand Slam Qualifier, held October 3 - 5 at the Martensville Curling Club in Martensville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Knapp won
6-4 over
Steve Laycock (Swift Current, SK) in the semifinals of the Curling Stadium SaskTour Tier 2 Grand Slam Qualifier in Martensville, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Dylan Derksen (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the Curling Stadium SaskTour Tier 2 Grand Slam Qualifier in Martensville, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Knapp finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Knapp defeated
Garret Springer (Regina, SK) 7-1, then won
7-1 against
Jason Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK). Knapp went on to lose
9-7 against
Bradley Moser (Saskatoon, SK). Knapp responded with a
7-2 win over
Derksen in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling Stadium SaskTour Tier 2 Grand Slam Qualifier Championship title, Knapp earned
15.750 world rankings points along with the $1,895CDN first prize cheque. For week 11 of the event schedule, Knapp did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Knapp ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
