Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) run at the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a
8-3 loss to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). of the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; Blandford advanced through the quarterfinals with a
10-1 win over
Matt Willerton (Edmonton, AB). of the 2012 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Blandford finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blandford defeated
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) 5-4, then won
7-5 against
Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB) and
8-6 against
Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB). Blandford went on to lose
5-1 against
Koe. Blandford responded with a
8-4 win over
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). Blandford went on to lose
7-1 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Blandford responded with a
7-1 win over
Scott Manners (North Battleford, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Blandford earned
9.000 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Red Deer Curling Classic, moving up 20 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 58th place overall with
24.931 total points. Blandford ranks 52nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.175 points earned so far this season.
