Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
5-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Canadian Open, held November 13 - 17, 2013 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
4-3 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the semifinals of the 2013 Canadian Open in Medicine Hat, Alberta; and won
7-4 over
Rob Rumfeldt (Guelph, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Koe finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
John Epping (Toronto, ON) 4-2, then won
8-4 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) and
6-5 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Koe won
7-1 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB). Koe went on to lose
5-3 against
John Morris (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canadian Open Championship title, Koe earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $24,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
371.600 total points. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
153.600 points earned so far this season.
