Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
8-2 to
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the The National, held January 23 - 27, 2013 in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
5-4 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2013 The National in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia; and won
7-1 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 The National in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia;
McEwen finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON) 6-3, then won
9-2 against
Stoughton and
6-2 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). McEwen went on to lose
7-3 against
Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC). McEwen responded with a
9-3 win over
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the The National, McEwen take home
27.000 world rankings points along with the $15,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 12 after improving upon their best so far this season. McEwen ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
175.560 points earned so far this season.
