Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) lost
8-5 to
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Canad Inns Men's Classic , held October 16 - 19, 2015 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
7-3 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) in the semifinals of the 2015 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Koe finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Rob Atkins (Winnipeg, MB) 9-1, then won
7-5 against
Craig Brown (Blaine, USA). Koe went on to lose
5-4 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Koe responded with a
4-3 win over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). Koe won
5-4 against
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB), then won
7-4 against
Carruthers in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canad Inns Men's Classic , Koe take home
56.566 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 5th place overall with
488.845 total points. Koe ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
203.385 points earned so far this season.
