Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
5-2 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational, held March 29 - April 1, 2012 in Victoria, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
4-2 over
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational in Victoria, British Columbia; and won
5-4 over
Dean Joanisse (Victoria, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational in Victoria, British Columbia;
Martin finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . . Martin went on to lose
6-5 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Victoria Curling Classic Invitational Championship title, Martin earned
23.590 world rankings points along with the $22,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 15.83 after improving upon their best so far this season. Martin ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
206.870 points earned so far this season.
