Grant Olsen (Kamloops, BC) lost
6-3 to
Andrew Bilesky (New Westminster , BC) in the Final of the Kamloops Crown of Curling, held October 21 - 24, 2011 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Olsen won
5-4 over
British Columbia's Trevor Perepolkin in the semifinals of the 2011 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-4 over
British Columbia's Neil Dangerfield in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Olsen finished 4-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Olsen defeated
Sebastien Robillard (Vancouver, BC) 8-7, then won
5-2 against
Stan Boone (Kamloops, BC). Olsen went on to lose
7-5 against
Bryan Miki (New Westminster, BC). Olsen lost
7-6 to
Bilesky where Olsen responded with a
9-5 win over
British Columbia's Tyler Klymchuk. Olsen won
6-4 against
Robillard in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Kamloops Crown of Curling, Olsen take home
2.275 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize. For week 10 of the event schedule, Olsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Olsen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
