# 2011 World Financial Group Classic

The 2011 World Financial Group Classic was held from November 11 to 13 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$24,000, and the event was held in a round robin format.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Tom Appelman | Adam Enright | Brandon Klassen | Nathan Connolly | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Brent Bawel | Mike Jantzen | Sean O'Connor | Hardi Sulimma | Calgary, Alberta |
| Scott Bitz | Mark Lang | Aryn Schmidt | Dean Hicke | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Matthew Blandford | Tom Sallows | Mike Westlund | Chris Sanford | Cold Lake, Alberta |
| Brendan Bottcher | Bradley Thiessen | Micky Lizmore | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Lloyd Hill (fourth) | Scott Egger (skip) | Ron Smith | Ed Chow | Brooks, Alberta |
| Albert Gerdung (fourth) | Vance Elder (skip) | Darren Grierson | Trevor Slupski | Brooks, Alberta |
| Lorne Goodman | Lyle Kent | Ian Jensen | Nathan Relitz | Calgary, Alberta |
| Josh Lambden | Bert Martin | Chris McDonah | Daniel Bubola | Calgary, Alberta |
| Matt Lemna | Duane Grierson | Wallace Hollinshead | Mike O'Grady | Calgary, Alberta |
| Mike Libbus | Mickey Pendergrast | Brad MacInnis | Peter Keenan | Calgary, Alberta |
| Steve Mackey | Dean Mamer | Ryan O'Connor | Tim Sawatzky | Calgary, Alberta |
| Darren Moulding | Scott Cruikshank | Shaun Planaden | Kyle Iverson | Red Deer, Alberta |
| James Pahl | Mark Klinck | Terry Soch | Kevyn McGregor | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Kevin Park | Shane Park | Aaron Sluchinski | Justin Sluchinski | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Trevor Perepolkin | Ryan LeDrew | Tyler Orme | Chris Anderson | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Dan Petryk (fourth) | Steve Petryk (skip) | Colin Hodgson | Brad Chyz | Calgary, Alberta |
| Kevin Yablonski (fourth) | Jon Rennie (skip) | Harrison Boss | Matthew McDonald | Calgary, Alberta |
| Dean Ross | Don DeLair | Chris Blackwell | Steve Jensen | Calgary, Alberta |
| Robert Schlender | Chris Lemishka | Don Bartlett | Darcy Hafso | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Christof Schwaller | Alexander Attinger | Robert Hürlimann | Felix Attinger | Switzerland |
| Brock Virtue | J. D. Lind | Charley Thomas | Dominic Daemen | Calgary, Alberta |
| Jessi Wilkinson | Neal Woloschuk | Cody Bartlett | Curtis Der | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Matt Willerton | Jeremy Hodges | Paul Strandlund | Craig MacAlpine | Edmonton, Alberta |

## Round robin standings

| Pool A | W | L |
| Matthew Blandford | 4 | 1 |
| Dean Ross | 3 | 2 |
| Brendan Bottcher | 3 | 2 |
| Robert Schlender | 3 | 2 |
| Josh Lambden | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Willerton | 0 | 5 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Tom Appelmann | 4 | 1 |
| Brock Virtue | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Lemna | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Libbus | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Mackey | 2 | 3 |
| Scott Egger | 1 | 4 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Scott Bitz | 4 | 1 |
| Darren Moulding | 4 | 1 |
| James Pahl | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Petryk | 3 | 2 |
| Jon Rennie | 1 | 4 |
| Jessi Wilkinson | 0 | 5 |
| Pool D | W | L |
| Trevor Perepolkin | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Park | 4 | 1 |
| Christof Schwaller | 3 | 2 |
| Vance Elder | 2 | 3 |
| Lorne Goodman | 1 | 4 |
| Brent Bawel | 0 | 5 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Matthew Blandford | Matthew Blandford | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 6 | | | | | | |
| Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 6 | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 6 | | | |
| | | | Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 3 | | | |
| Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 5 | Scott Bitz | Scott Bitz | 3 | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 3 | | | | Tom Appelman | Tom Appelman | 1 |
| | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 | | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dean Ross | Dean Ross | 3 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 5 | | | |
| | | | Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 2 | | | |
| Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 5 | Trevor Perepolkin | Trevor Perepolkin | 2 | | | |
| Darren Moulding | Darren Moulding | 0 | | | | | | |