Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
8-5 over
Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Canada Cup of Curling, held March 18 - 22, 2009 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Martin finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Russ Howard (Moncton, NB) 8-6, then won
9-7 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) and
8-7 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Martin won
7-6 against
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB). Martin went on to lose
7-5 against
Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canada Cup of Curling Championship title, Martin earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN 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.
