Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) won
5-3 over
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, held October 21 - 24, 2011 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
6-2 over
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.
McEwen finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Randy Neufeld (LaSalle, MB) 6-4, then won
7-1 against
David Hamblin (Morris, MB). McEwen went on to lose
7-6 against
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB). McEwen responded with a
7-2 win over
Scott Ramsay (Winnipeg, MB). McEwen won
7-2 against
Grassie. McEwen went on to lose
8-4 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). McEwen responded with a
5-4 win over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canad Inns Prairie Classic Championship title, McEwen earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 1st place overall with
333.030 total points. McEwen ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
94.710 points earned so far this season.
