Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
4-3 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 2 - 10, 2019 in Brandon, Manitoba.
Koe finished 11-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT) 9-4, then won
8-3 against
Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) and
12-7 against
Terry Odishaw (Moncton, NB). Koe won
7-6 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN), then won
9-5 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) and
13-2 against
Dave St. Louis (Iqaluit, NU). Koe won
7-5 against
Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS), then won
7-6 against
Bottcher and
6-5 against
Mike McEwen (West St. Paul, MB). Koe won
9-3 against
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK), then won
7-5 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tim Hortons Brier Championship title, Koe earned
75.026 world rankings points, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 46.142 after improving upon their best so far this season. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
431.406 points earned so far this season.
