Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
6-2 over
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) in the Final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, held March 8 - 11, 2012 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Martin won
7-5 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta; of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Martin finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Colin Griffith (Grande Prairie, AB) 6-1, then won
8-3 against
Jordan Steinke (Dawson Creek, BC) and
9-3 against
Greg Hill (Grande Prairie, AB). Martin won
7-2 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK), then won
4-1 against
Brock Virtue (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Championship title, Martin earned
0.000 world rankings points along with the $12,500CDN first prize cheque. For week 30 of the event schedule, Martin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 2nd place on the
World Ranking Standings with
447.080 total points. Martin ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
191.040 points earned so far this season.
