Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Mark Johnson (Seattle, USA) 6-4, then won
8-2 against
Greg Monkman (New Westminster, BC) and
8-5 against
Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT). Martin went on to lose
7-4 against
Darren Moulding (Calgary, AB). Martin responded with a
7-4 win over
Chris Schille (Edmonton, AB). Martin won
5-3 against
Koe in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Westcoast Curling Classic Championship title, Martin earned
33.250 world rankings points along with the $16,000CDN first prize cheque. For week of the event schedule, Martin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Martin ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
