After advancing directly to the championship game, Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) lost
7-4 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, held November 27 - December 1, 2019 in Leduc, Alberta.
Koe finished 5-1 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Epping 8-7, then won
11-7 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Koe went on to lose
9-6 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON). Koe responded with a
5-3 win over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Koe won
8-3 against
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK), then won
10-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, Koe take home
64.269 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN prize. Koe move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 13.035 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 2nd overall with
467.386 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Koe ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
211.219 points earned so far this season.
