Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-3 to
Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) in the Final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, held March 14 - 17, 2013 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
9-4 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2013 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
6-3 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
McEwen finished 4-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen lost
6-4 to
Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB), then responded with a
8-3 win over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). McEwen won
4-3 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB), then won
7-4 against
Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB) and
4-0 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, McEwen take home
17.900 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.9 after improving upon their best so far this season. McEwen ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
178.460 points earned so far this season.
