Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) lost
9-4 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, held October 19 - 22, 2012 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Martin won
4-2 over
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
8-5 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals.
Martin finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martin defeated
Dave Elias (Winnipeg, MB) 7-2, then won
7-1 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Martin went on to lose
7-4 against
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB). Martin responded with a
6-2 win over
David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB). Martin won
5-4 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB). Martin went on to lose
7-1 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Martin responded with a
8-2 win over
Heath McCormick (New York, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, Martin take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
276.970 total points. Martin ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
64.500 points earned so far this season.
