Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) lost
7-5 to
Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau/Levis, QC) in the Final of the Mac Ice Classic, held October 5 - 10, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Rajala won
7-6 over
Greg Richardson (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2011 Mac Ice Classic in Ottawa, Ontario; and won
5-4 over
Mathew Camm (Ottawa, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Rajala finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated
Don Westphal (Thurso, QC) 5-4, then won
5-2 against
Willie Jeffries (Ottawa, ON) and
5-3 against
Ian MacAulay (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mac Ice Classic, Rajala take home
7.000 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 40th place overall with
40.310 total points. Rajala ranks 50th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.000 points earned so far this season.
