CHAMPION: Koe Wins 2021 ATB Okotoks Classic

SKIP
Kevin
Koe

Third
John
Morris

Second
B.J.
Neufeld

Lead
Ben
Hebert

Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won 6-1 over Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the ATB Okotoks Classic, held September 23 - 26, 2021 at the Okotoks Curling Club in , Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Koe won 6-4 over Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2021 ATB Okotoks Classic in , Alberta, Canada; of the 2021 ATB Okotoks Classic in , Alberta, Canada;

Koe finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated Nathan Molberg (St. Albert, AB) 8-1, then won 6-0 against Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB) to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 7-6 against Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the ATB Okotoks Classic Championship title, Koe earned 43.895 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the World Ranking Standings into 8th place overall with 182.700 total points. Koe ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 43.895 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2023: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert , Paul Webster
Calgary, AB
2022: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2021: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, John Morris, B.J. Neufeld, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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