Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
7-4 over
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final Martin advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Capital One Canada Cup of Curling, held November 30 - December 4, 2011 in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
Martin finished 6-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) 9-4, then won
8-7 against
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) and
8-4 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). Martin won
10-8 against
Howard, then won
7-6 against
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) and
7-5 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Capital One Canada Cup of Curling Championship title, Martin earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $26,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 16 of the event schedule, Martin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Martin ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
