Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
6-5 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Cactus Pheasant Classic, held October 25 - 28, 2012 in Brooks, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
5-4 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Cactus Pheasant Classic in Brooks, Alberta; and won
5-3 over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Cactus Pheasant Classic in Brooks, Alberta;
Koe finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Saskatchewan's Scott Bitz 5-3, then won
7-1 against
Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) and
7-3 against
McEwen in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Cactus Pheasant Classic Championship title, Koe earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $22,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 4th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
294.015 total points. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
135.055 points earned so far this season.
