Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) lost
10-3 to
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the ON - The Dominion Tankard, held February 7 - 13, 2011 in Grimsby, Ontario.
Balsdon finished 7-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON) 9-6, then won
9-5 against
Nick Rizzo (Brantford, ON) and
10-6 against
Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON). Balsdon went on to lose
8-5 against
Mark Kean (Ajax, ON). Balsdon lost
9-7 to
Howard where Balsdon responded with a
11-6 win over
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Balsdon won
6-3 against
Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON), then won
8-0 against
Peter Corner (Toronto, ON) and
9-4 against
Jake Higgs (Harrison, ON). Balsdon went on to lose
10-6 against
Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ON - The Dominion Tankard, Balsdon take home
11.600 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Balsdon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Balsdon ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
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