Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) qualified for the 2014 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-2 against
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB). of the 2014 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Blandford finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blandford defeated
Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) 5-3, then won
5-3 against
Wade White (Edmonton, AB). Blandford went on to lose
8-1 against
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Blandford responded with a
4-3 win over
White in their final qualifying round match.
Blandford earned
5.115 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 30th place overall with
38.770 total points. Blandford ranks 29th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
13.280 points earned so far this season.
