Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
5-2 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Westcoast Curling Classic, held October 7 - 10, 2011 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
6-4 over
Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; and won
9-1 over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals.
Martin finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Dave Merklinger (Vernon, BC) 7-3, then won
7-6 against
Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) and
7-2 against
Ferbey in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Westcoast Curling Classic Championship title, Martin earned
26.280 world rankings points along with the $17,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
307.320 total points. Martin ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
51.280 points earned so far this season.
