Dale Kelly (Chatham, ON) won
9-3 over
Rick Law (Kingsville, ON) in the Final of the Kalamazoo Men's Classic, held October 11 - 13, 2019 at the Kalamazoo Curling Club in Kalamazoo, United States. To advance to the championship game, Kelly won
8-5 over
Brandon Corbett (Dundas, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kalamazoo Men's Classic in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; and won
1-0 over
Dominik Maerki (Chaska, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Kalamazoo Men's Classic in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States;
Kelly finished 2-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kelly defeated
Jeremy Hozjan (Charlotte, NC) 7-3, then won
7-5 against
Scott Strouse (Midland, MI). Kelly went on to lose
6-4 against
Law in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Kalamazoo Men's Classic Championship title, Kelly earned
9.959 world rankings points along with the $1,965CDN first prize cheque, moving up 80 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 175th place overall with
17.217 total points. Kelly ranks 118th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
9.959 points earned so far this season.
