Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
4-3 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB). of the 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational in Victoria, British Columbia;
Stoughton finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton defeated
Naomasa Takeda (Kariuzawa, JPN) 9-1, then won
6-0 against
Fowler. Stoughton went on to lose
4-2 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). Stoughton responded with a
5-1 win over
Brock Virtue (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Stoughton earned
10.110 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational, remaining in 4th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 7.06 after improving upon their best so far this season. Stoughton ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
142.880 points earned so far this season.
