Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) won
5-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown, held March 14 - 17, 2013 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Liu won
6-4 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2013 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Liu finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated
Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC) 5-4, then won
6-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) and
5-3 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown Championship title, Liu earned
25.060 world rankings points along with the $15,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 22nd place overall with
105.995 total points. Liu ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
54.930 points earned so far this season.
