Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-5 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 18 - 21, 2016 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Appelman won
5-4 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
6-3 over
David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Appelman finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Appelman defeated
Tyler Pfeiffer (Edmonton, AB) 7-4, then won
6-5 against
Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB). Appelman went on to lose
7-3 against
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO). Appelman responded with a
8-6 win over
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT). Appelman won
5-4 against
Jamie King (Edmonton/Calgary, AB). Appelman went on to lose
5-4 against
Smith. Appelman responded with a
6-3 win over
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Appelman take home
35.620 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize, moving up 13 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 48th place overall with
118.173 total points. Appelman ranks 40th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
61.698 points earned so far this season.
