Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON) won
6-5 over
Rob Rumfeldt (Guelph, ON) in the Final of the StuSells Toronto Tankard, held October 7 - 10, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Gardner won
7-4 over
Ontario's John Epping in the semifinals of the 2011 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario; and won
6-1 over
Ontario's Dale Matchett in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario;
Gardner finished 4-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gardner lost
7-2 to
Ontario's Peter Corner, then responded with a
9-4 win over
Brian Damon (Schenectady, NY). Gardner won
5-4 against
Ontario's Mike Anderson, then won
7-0 against
Ontario's Peter Corner and
8-5 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the StuSells Toronto Tankard Championship title, Gardner earned
26.220 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 20th place overall with
76.220 total points. Gardner ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.350 points earned so far this season.
