Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) lost
5-3 to
Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel, held December 16 - 18, 2011 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Birr won
6-5 over
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in the semifinals of the 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
7-3 over
Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Birr finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated
Northern Ontario's Trevor Bonot 8-6, then won
10-2 against
Minnesota's Dan Ruehl and
4-2 against
Minnesota's Josh Bahr. Birr won
6-4 against
Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND). Birr went on to lose
7-4 against
Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel, Birr take home
3.150 world rankings points along with the $3,122CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 67th place overall with
31.075 total points. Birr ranks 71st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.575 points earned so far this season.
