Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) lost
6-2 to
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, held March 8 - 11, 2012 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Liu won
4-3 over
Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
6-1 over
Greg Hill (Grande Prairie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Liu finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu lost
8-3 to
Balderston, then responded with a
10-3 win over
Rollie Robinson (Edmonton, AB). Liu went on to lose
7-3 against
Graham Powell (Grande Prairie, AB). Liu responded with a
8-3 win over
Scott Webb (Grande Prairie, AB). Liu won
6-3 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, Liu take home
0.000 world rankings points along with the $8,500CDN prize. For week 30 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 34th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
67.431 total points. Liu ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
38.565 points earned so far this season.
