Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-5 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Cactus Pheasant Classic, held October 25 - 28, 2012 in Brooks, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
6-2 over
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Cactus Pheasant Classic in Brooks, Alberta; and won
5-2 over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Cactus Pheasant Classic in Brooks, Alberta;
McEwen finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Chang-Min Kim (Gyeongbuk Uiseong, KOR) 6-1, then won
8-1 against
Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB). McEwen went on to lose
7-3 against
Koe. McEwen responded with a
6-4 win over
Sweden's Niklas Edin in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Cactus Pheasant Classic, McEwen take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
297.810 total points. McEwen ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
60.000 points earned so far this season.
