Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS) lost
5-2 to
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Twin Anchors Invitational, held September 30 - October 4, 2010 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Drozdov won
4-3 over
Rick Folk (Kamloops, BC) in the semifinals of the 2010 Twin Anchors Invitational in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
8-7 over
Trevor Perepolkin (Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Twin Anchors Invitational in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Drozdov finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Drozdov lost
6-4 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
4-3 win over
British Columbia's Brent Yamada. Drozdov won
8-1 against
Dave Merklinger (Vernon, BC), then won
8-5 against
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) and
7-5 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Twin Anchors Invitational, Drozdov take home
14.350 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN prize, moving up 113 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 72nd place overall with
18.600 total points. Drozdov ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.350 points earned so far this season.
