Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
4-3 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 7 - 12, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario. Advancing directly to the semifinals, McEwen won
7-3 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2015 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
McEwen finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) 7-5, then won
8-3 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) and
7-5 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). McEwen won
5-1 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE), then won
6-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Players' Championship, McEwen take home
30.000 world rankings points along with the $19,500CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 12 after improving upon their best so far this season. McEwen ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
287.000 points earned so far this season.
