Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) lost
7-6 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Sun Life Financial Players' Championship, held April 17 - 22, 2012 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Howard won
7-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island;
Howard finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) 10-7, then won
8-5 against
McEwen. Howard went on to lose
6-3 against
Epping. Howard responded with a
6-4 win over
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Howard went on to lose
5-3 against
Sebastian Kraupp (Karlstad, SWE). Howard responded with a
6-5 win over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Howard won
8-2 against
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Sun Life Financial Players' Championship, Howard take home
30.000 world rankings points along with the $22,000CDN prize, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14 after improving upon their best so far this season. Howard ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
268.345 points earned so far this season.
