Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-2 to
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Westcoast Curling Classic, held October 7 - 10, 2011 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
6-4 over
Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) in the semifinals of the 2011 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-0 over
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada;
McEwen finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Bryan Kedziora (Maple Ridge, BC) 8-6, then went on to lose
8-2 against
Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC). McEwen responded with a
8-4 win over
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN). McEwen went on to lose
6-3 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). McEwen responded with a
7-1 win over
Jason Montgomery (Duncan, BC). McEwen won
6-5 against
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB), then won
6-5 against
Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Westcoast Curling Classic, McEwen take home
19.710 world rankings points along with the $11,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
293.030 total points. McEwen ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
54.710 points earned so far this season.
