Aaron Sluchinski (Red Deer, AB) qualified for the 2021 Vesta Energy Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-5 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). of the 2021 Vesta Energy Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Sluchinski finished 5-2 in the 26-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sluchinski defeated
TBD (Red Deer, AB) 8-0, then won
6-2 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) and
9-4 against
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) to advance to a A-Qualifier game where they lost
7-1 against
Jeremy Harty (Calgary, AB). Sluchinski lost
5-4 to
Schwaller where Sluchinski responded with a
6-4 win over
Daylan Vavrek (Calgary, AB) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
6-3 against
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Sluchinski earned
15.923 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Vesta Energy Curling Classic, moving up 10 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 46th place overall with
76.398 total points. Sluchinski ranks 48th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
39.565 points earned so far this season.
