Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) lost
8-2 to
Kelly Knapp (Regina, 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, Kalthoff won
9-6 over
Michael Carss (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the Curling Stadium SaskTour Tier 2 Grand Slam Qualifier in Martensville, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Carl deConinck Smith (Fox Valley, SK) in the quarterfinals.
Kalthoff finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kalthoff defeated
Saskatchewan's Rogan Snow 1-0, then won
8-4 against
Randy Bryden (Regina, SK). Kalthoff went on to lose
7-1 against
deConinck Smith. Kalthoff lost
8-3 to
Carss where Kalthoff responded with a
7-3 win over
Saskatchewan's Rogan Snow in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curling Stadium SaskTour Tier 2 Grand Slam Qualifier, Kalthoff take home
11.550 world rankings points along with the $1,415CDN prize. Kalthoff move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 5.475 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 42nd overall with
80.358 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kalthoff ranks 44th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.350 points earned so far this season.
