Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) won
8-6 over
Andrew Bilesky (Vancouver , BC) in the Final of the Westcoast Curling Classic, held October 5 - 8, 2012 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
5-2 over
Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) in the semifinals of the 2012 Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-1 over
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Martin finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin lost
9-2 to
Pierce, then responded with a
5-3 win over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). Martin won
8-1 against
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN), then won
7-1 against
Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) and
6-4 against
Ken McArdle (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Westcoast Curling Classic Championship title, Martin earned
19.500 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
251.970 total points. Martin ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
39.500 points earned so far this season.
