Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) lost
6-5 to
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites National, held January 25 - 29, 2012 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
4-3 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National in Dawson Creek, British Columbia; and won
4-1 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Martin finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) 9-2, then won
7-3 against
Edin and
8-7 against
Jamie King (Edmonton/Calgary, AB). Martin won
8-7 against
Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB), then won
9-7 against
Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites National, Martin take home
27.000 world rankings points along with the $16,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
439.320 total points. Martin ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
183.280 points earned so far this season.
