Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-3 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, held October 22 - 25, 2010 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Stoughton won
6-2 over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in the semifinals of the 2010 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Xiaoming Xu (Harbin, CHN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Stoughton finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton defeated
Murray Woodward (Ste. Anne, MB) 4-2, then won
4-2 against
Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK). Stoughton went on to lose
5-2 against
Peter Nicholls (Winnipeg, MB). Stoughton responded with a
7-1 win over
Brendan Taylor (Brandon, MB). Stoughton went on to lose
7-6 against
Fowler. Stoughton responded with a
6-3 win over
David Kraichy (Winnipeg, MB). Stoughton won
6-4 against
Nicholls in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, Stoughton take home
21.850 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 8th place overall with
161.128 total points. Stoughton ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.210 points earned so far this season.
