Don Walchuk (Edmonton, AB) won
6-4 over
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the The Shoot-Out, held September 16 - 19, 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Walchuk won
6-3 over
Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2010 The Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta; and won
7-1 over
Brandon Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 The Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta;
Walchuk finished 4-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walchuk defeated
Aaron Sluchinski (Edmonton, AB) 8-7, then won
4-3 against
Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) and
7-5 against
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB). Walchuk went on to lose
8-3 against
Glen Kennedy (Edmonton, AB). Walchuk responded with a
8-2 win over
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the The Shoot-Out Championship title, Walchuk earned
17.840 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 2 of the event schedule, Walchuk did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Walchuk ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
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