Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) lost
6-5 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Point Optical Curling Classic, held September 21 - 24, 2012 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
5-4 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
5-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Koe finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Peter de Cruz (Geneve, SUI) 8-4, then won
6-5 against
Scott Bitz (Regina, SK) and
7-4 against
Randy Woytowich (Saskatoon, SK). Koe went on to lose
7-5 against
Martin. Koe responded with a
5-4 win over
Epping. Koe won
5-4 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Point Optical Curling Classic, Koe take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN prize, remaining in 6th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
202.640 total points. Koe ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
43.680 points earned so far this season.
