Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
6-4 over
Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Westcoast Curling Classic, held October 8 - 11, 2010 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
6-3 over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in the semifinals of the 2010 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Martin finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Korea's Dong-Keun Lee 8-2, then won
7-3 against
Jason Montgomery (Duncan, BC) and
5-2 against
Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK). Martin won
7-6 against
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Westcoast Curling Classic Championship title, Martin earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
330.740 total points. Martin ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
46.690 points earned so far this season.
