Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) won
6-1 over
Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the World Financial Group Classic, held November 11 - 13, 2011 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Virtue won
5-2 over
Trevor Perepolkin (Vernon, BC) in the semifinals of the 2011 World Financial Group Classic in Calgary, Alberta; and won
6-3 over
Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 World Financial Group Classic in Calgary, Alberta;
Virtue finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Virtue lost
6-4 to
Mike Libbus (Calgary, AB), then responded with a
6-4 win over
Steve Mackey (Calgary, AB). Virtue won
7-4 against
Matt Lemna (Airdrie, AB), then won
7-2 against
Scott Egger (Brooks, AB) and
6-2 against
Appelman in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the World Financial Group Classic Championship title, Virtue earned
10.950 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with
102.005 total points. Virtue ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.725 points earned so far this season.
