Grant Dezura (Maple Ridge, BC) won
8-3 over
Brent Pierce (Kelowna , BC) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held October 3 - 6, 2014 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Dezura won
7-6 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2014 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Ken McArdle (New Westminster, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Dezura finished 4-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dezura defeated
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) 5-4, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC). Dezura responded with a
7-4 win over
Dean Joanisse (New Westminster, BC). Dezura went on to lose
4-3 against
Christopher Plys (Blaine, USA). Dezura responded with a
9-1 win over
Randie Shen (Taipei, TPE). Dezura won
10-4 against
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Championship title, Dezura earned
9.950 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 25 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 56th place overall with
20.950 total points. Dezura ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.450 points earned so far this season.
