Rob Bucholz (Edmonton, AB) lost
4-3 to
Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the The Shoot-Out, held September 15 - 18, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bucholz won
7-2 over
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2011 The Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta; and won
9-1 over
David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 The Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta;
Bucholz finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bucholz defeated
Ferbey 7-5, then won
6-4 against
Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) and
6-5 against
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB). Bucholz went on to lose
7-4 against
Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB). Bucholz responded with a
4-3 win over
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the The Shoot-Out, Bucholz take home
11.200 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. For week 5 of the event schedule, Bucholz did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Bucholz ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
