Andrew Bilesky (Vancouver , BC) lost
8-6 to
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Westcoast Curling Classic, held October 5 - 8, 2012 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bilesky won
6-5 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada;
Bilesky finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bilesky defeated
Randie Shen (Taipei, TPE) 6-5, then won
8-2 against
Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB). Bilesky went on to lose
6-1 against
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB). Bilesky responded with a
7-4 win over
Cotter. Bilesky won
8-6 against
Brock Virtue (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Westcoast Curling Classic, Bilesky take home
14.625 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN prize, moving up 54 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 57th place overall with
22.375 total points. Bilesky ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.375 points earned so far this season.
