Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-2 to
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 17 - 20, 2017 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Appelman won
3-2 over
Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidovre, DEN) in the semifinals of the 2017 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-2 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Appelman finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Appelman defeated
Shane Parcels (Edmonton, AB) 8-5, then won
8-4 against
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC). Appelman went on to lose
6-5 against
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK). Appelman responded with a
6-2 win over
Korea's Soo-Hyuk Kim. Appelman went on to lose
6-3 against
Stjerne. Appelman responded with a
7-6 win over
Adam Norget (Edmonton, AB). Appelman won
7-5 against
Jeff Guignard (Vancouver, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Appelman take home
27.982 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 42nd place overall with
153.137 total points. Appelman ranks 58th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.334 points earned so far this season.
