Mark Kean (Toronto, ON) lost
6-3 to
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the Mount Lawn Gord Carroll Classic, held November 1 - 4, 2012 at the Whitby Curling Club in Whitby, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kean won
8-5 over
Ontario's Jake Higgs in the semifinals of the 2012 Mount Lawn Gord Carroll Classic in Whitby, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Kean finished 5-2 in the 31-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kean defeated
Mike Anderson (Markham, ON) 7-6, then won
6-3 against
Ontario's Greg Balsdon. Kean went on to lose
5-3 against
Edin. Kean responded with a
7-6 win over
Ontario's Don Bowser. Kean won
7-6 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). Kean went on to lose
7-3 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Kean responded with a
6-5 win over
Peter Corner (Brampton, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mount Lawn Gord Carroll Classic, Kean take home
22.550 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 11th place overall with
135.371 total points. Kean ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
87.810 points earned so far this season.
