Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
6-5 over
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 18 - 21, 2016 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
5-4 over
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2016 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-6 over
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Koe finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Arizona's Mike Siggins 7-2, then went on to lose
4-2 against
Geall. Koe responded with a
5-2 win over
Tyler Pfeiffer (Edmonton, AB). Koe won
6-2 against
Drew Heidt (Kerrobert, SK). Koe went on to lose
7-2 against
Smith. Koe responded with a
4-3 win over
Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB). Koe won
7-2 against
Jamie King (Edmonton/Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Red Deer Curling Classic Championship title, Koe earned
45.335 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
731.740 total points. Koe ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
200.580 points earned so far this season.
