Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) lost
5-3 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, held October 21 - 24, 2011 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
6-5 over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2011 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
7-2 over
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Koe finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Chris Galbraith (Winnipeg, MB) 7-5, then went on to lose
9-2 against
Randy Dutiaume (Winnipeg, MB). Koe responded with a
6-1 win over
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Koe won
8-4 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB), then won
6-0 against
Mike Assad (Thunder Bay, ON). Koe went on to lose
6-4 against
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Koe responded with a
7-2 win over
Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, Koe take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
203.515 total points. Koe ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.600 points earned so far this season.
