Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB) won
5-3 over
Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) in the Final of the Twin Anchors Invitational, held September 30 - October 3, 2011 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Schlender won
5-4 over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2011 Twin Anchors Invitational in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; of the 2011 Twin Anchors Invitational in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Schlender finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schlender defeated
Jay Wakefield (New Westminster, BC) 6-0, then won
7-4 against
Alexey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS) and
7-1 against
Cotter in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Twin Anchors Invitational Championship title, Schlender earned
9.300 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 17th place overall with
76.530 total points. Schlender ranks 22nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.100 points earned so far this season.
