Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC) won
7-3 over
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 28 - October 1, 2012 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Cotter won
6-3 over
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Cotter finished 3-2 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cotter lost
6-5 to
Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB), droppimg another game,
6-5 to
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) where Cotter responded with a
8-4 win over
Deane Horning (Vernon, BC). Cotter won
7-6 against
Chang-Min Kim (Gyeongbuk Uiseong, KOR), then won
7-3 against
Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Championship title, Cotter earned
8.350 world rankings points along with the $7,500CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 18th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
71.859 total points. Cotter ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.350 points earned so far this season.
