Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
7-6 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Ashley Home Store Curling Classic, held November 3 - 6, 2017 at the Penticton Curling Club in Penticton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
8-6 over
Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2017 Ashley Home Store Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and won
4-3 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Ashley Home Store Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada;
Koe finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) 8-0, then won
8-4 against
Glen Jackson (Victoria, BC) and
5-2 against
Dean Joanisse (Maple Ridge, BC). Koe went on to lose
6-4 against
De Cruz. Koe responded with a
6-2 win over
Chris Baier (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Ashley Home Store Curling Classic Championship title, Koe earned
54.907 world rankings points along with the $18,800CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
574.837 total points. Koe ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
191.667 points earned so far this season.
