Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
9-4 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, held October 19 - 22, 2012 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
5-3 over
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Koe finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Scott Ramsay (Winnipeg, MB) 7-1, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB). Koe responded with a
9-6 win over
Dave Elias (Winnipeg, MB). Koe won
5-3 against
Heath McCormick (New York, NY). Koe went on to lose
6-5 against
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Koe responded with a
8-2 win over
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN). Koe won
5-3 against
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canad Inns Prairie Classic Championship title, Koe earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 4th place overall with
254.015 total points. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
95.055 points earned so far this season.
