Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
4-3 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 15 - 20, 2014 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
6-5 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2014 Players' Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island; and won
6-4 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Players' Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island;
Martin finished 3-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) 6-4, then went on to lose
6-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Martin lost
7-3 to
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) where Martin responded with a
5-3 win over
David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO). Martin won
5-3 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Players' Championship Championship title, Martin earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $23,500CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 30 after improving upon their best so far this season. Martin ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
200.250 points earned so far this season.
