Mark Johnson (Seattle, WA) won
4-3 over
Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic, held November 16 - 19, 2012 in Wainwright, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Johnson won
7-2 over
Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic in Wainwright, Alberta; and won
5-2 over
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals.
Johnson finished 3-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnson defeated
Murray Westman (Wainwright, AB) 4-1, then won
9-1 against
Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) and
5-4 against
Thomas Scoffin (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic Championship title, Johnson earned
12.750 world rankings points along with the $12,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 261 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 100th place overall with
12.938 total points. Johnson ranks 59th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.750 points earned so far this season.
