Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) lost
5-4 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the BDO Canadian Open, held January 26 - 30, 2011 in Oshawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Howard won
7-3 over
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2011 BDO Canadian Open in Oshawa, Ontario; and won
5-2 over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Howard finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated
Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON) 8-2, then won
6-2 against
Randy Ferbey (St. Johns, NL) and
9-2 against
Don Walchuk (Edmonton, AB). Howard won
6-4 against
Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK), then won
7-2 against
Bob Ursel (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the BDO Canadian Open, Howard take home
27.000 world rankings points along with the $17,500CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
424.240 total points. Howard ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
188.640 points earned so far this season.
