Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB) won
8-2 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the The National, held January 23 - 27, 2013 in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Stoughton won
5-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2013 The National in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia; and won
6-4 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 The National in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia;
Stoughton finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton lost
5-2 to
Jacobs, droppimg another game,
9-2 to
McEwen where Stoughton responded with a
6-2 win over
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON). Stoughton won
5-2 against
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI), then won
7-4 against
Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the The National Championship title, Stoughton earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $23,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Stoughton ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
214.350 points earned so far this season.
