Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) lost
6-4 to
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the St. Paul Cash Spiel, held October 12 - 14, 2012 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Birr won
6-4 over
Tyler George (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul; and won
7-3 over
Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 St. Paul Cash Spiel in St. Paul;
Birr finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated
Dale Gibbs (St Paul, MN) 6-3, then won
6-5 against
Kris Perkovich (Chisholm, MN) and
6-5 against
Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, ON). Birr won
5-3 against
Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN), then won
4-0 against
Jeff Puleo (Forest Lake, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the St. Paul Cash Spiel, Birr take home
3.500 world rankings points along with the $2,551CDN prize, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 70th place overall with
17.394 total points. Birr ranks 74th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.500 points earned so far this season.
